diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
index 57cba15cfa402..ca69951423226 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
@@ -865,8 +865,9 @@ Params: addr                    Set the address for the BME280, BMP280, DS1621,
 
 
 Name:   i2c0-bcm2708
-Info:   Enable the i2c_bcm2708 driver for the i2c0 bus. Not all pin combinations
-        are usable on all platforms.
+Info:   Change i2c0 pin usage. Not all pin combinations are usable on all
+        platforms - platforms other then Compute Modules can only use this
+        to disable transaction combining.
 Load:   dtoverlay=i2c0-bcm2708,<param>=<val>
 Params: sda0_pin                GPIO pin for SDA0 (deprecated - use pins_*)
         scl0_pin                GPIO pin for SCL0 (deprecated - use pins_*)
@@ -874,15 +875,22 @@ Params: sda0_pin                GPIO pin for SDA0 (deprecated - use pins_*)
         pins_28_29              Use pins 28 and 29
         pins_44_45              Use pins 44 and 45
         pins_46_47              Use pins 46 and 47
+        combine                 Allow transactions to be combined (default
+                                "yes")
 
 
 Name:   i2c1-bcm2708
+Info:   Change i2c1 pin usage. Not all pin combinations are usable on all
+        platforms - platforms other then Compute Modules can only use this
+        to disable transaction combining.
 Info:   Enable the i2c_bcm2708 driver for the i2c1 bus
 Load:   dtoverlay=i2c1-bcm2708,<param>=<val>
 Params: sda1_pin                GPIO pin for SDA1 (2 or 44 - default 2)
         scl1_pin                GPIO pin for SCL1 (3 or 45 - default 3)
         pin_func                Alternative pin function (4 (alt0), 6 (alt2) -
                                 default 4)
+        combine                 Allow transactions to be combined (default
+                                "yes")
 
 
 Name:   i2s-gpio28-31
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/i2c0-bcm2708-overlay.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/i2c0-bcm2708-overlay.dts
index 1f4fc7b570604..9b5776f1bf6a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/i2c0-bcm2708-overlay.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/i2c0-bcm2708-overlay.dts
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@
       };
    };
 
+   fragment@5 {
+      target = <&i2c0>;
+      __dormant__ {
+         compatible = "brcm,bcm2708-i2c";
+      };
+   };
+
    __overrides__ {
       sda0_pin = <&frag1>,"brcm,pins:0";
       scl0_pin = <&frag1>,"brcm,pins:4";
@@ -57,5 +64,6 @@
       pins_28_29 = <0>,"-1+2-3-4";
       pins_44_45 = <0>,"-1-2+3-4";
       pins_46_47 = <0>,"-1-2-3+4";
+      combine = <0>, "!5";
    };
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/i2c1-bcm2708-overlay.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/i2c1-bcm2708-overlay.dts
index 7c69047bcd88a..c9da3eea00122 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/i2c1-bcm2708-overlay.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/i2c1-bcm2708-overlay.dts
@@ -26,9 +26,18 @@
          brcm,function = <4>; /* alt 0 */
       };
    };
+
+   fragment@2 {
+      target = <&i2c1>;
+      __dormant__ {
+         compatible = "brcm,bcm2708-i2c";
+      };
+   };
+
    __overrides__ {
       sda1_pin = <&pins>,"brcm,pins:0";
       scl1_pin = <&pins>,"brcm,pins:4";
       pin_func = <&pins>,"brcm,function:0";
+      combine = <0>, "!2";
    };
 };