diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-tse850-3.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-tse850-3.dts
index 5f29010cdbd8..9b82cc8843e1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-tse850-3.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-tse850-3.dts
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ &i2c0 {
 	jc42@18 {
 		compatible = "nxp,se97b", "jedec,jc-42.4-temp";
 		reg = <0x18>;
+		smbus-timeout-disable;
 	};
 
 	dpot: mcp4651-104@28 {