diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 6a73029d73ec..72ab404c4474 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f69aa3909eeb8444f9b980f6315696c3b0bb57d5
+refs/heads/master: e00bf607ea0b6663f1cb206a436258d2eabe6fd7
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c
index 12b1d8480808..856364a0bbb2 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c
@@ -1420,9 +1420,10 @@ static s32 igb_setup_serdes_link_82575(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	 */
 	wr32(E1000_SCTL, E1000_SCTL_DISABLE_SERDES_LOOPBACK);
 
-	/* power on the sfp cage if present */
+	/* power on the sfp cage if present and turn on I2C */
 	ctrl_ext = rd32(E1000_CTRL_EXT);
 	ctrl_ext &= ~E1000_CTRL_EXT_SDP3_DATA;
+	ctrl_ext |= E1000_CTRL_I2C_ENA;
 	wr32(E1000_CTRL_EXT, ctrl_ext);
 
 	ctrl_reg = rd32(E1000_CTRL);