diff --git a/gnu/system/images/novena.scm b/gnu/system/images/novena.scm
index 47780612bc..c4d25e850e 100644
--- a/gnu/system/images/novena.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/images/novena.scm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ (define novena-barebones-os
     (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
                  (bootloader u-boot-novena-bootloader)
                  (target "/dev/vda")))
-    (initrd-modules '("sdhci-esdhc-imx" "ahci_imx"))
+    (initrd-modules '("sdhci-esdhc-imx" "ahci_imx" "i2c-dev"))
     ;(kernel linux-libre-arm-generic)
     (kernel-arguments '("console=ttymxc1,115200"))
     (file-systems (cons (file-system