diff --git a/drivers/chibios/i2c_master.c b/drivers/chibios/i2c_master.c
index 4bd8e2af76..fc4bb2ab37 100644
--- a/drivers/chibios/i2c_master.c
+++ b/drivers/chibios/i2c_master.c
@@ -58,18 +58,23 @@ static i2c_status_t chibios_to_qmk(const msg_t* status) {
 }
 
 __attribute__((weak)) void i2c_init(void) {
-    // Try releasing special pins for a short time
-    palSetPadMode(I2C1_SCL_BANK, I2C1_SCL, PAL_MODE_INPUT);
-    palSetPadMode(I2C1_SDA_BANK, I2C1_SDA, PAL_MODE_INPUT);
+    static bool is_initialised = false;
+    if (!is_initialised) {
+        is_initialised = true;
 
-    chThdSleepMilliseconds(10);
+        // Try releasing special pins for a short time
+        palSetPadMode(I2C1_SCL_BANK, I2C1_SCL, PAL_MODE_INPUT);
+        palSetPadMode(I2C1_SDA_BANK, I2C1_SDA, PAL_MODE_INPUT);
+
+        chThdSleepMilliseconds(10);
 #if defined(USE_GPIOV1)
-    palSetPadMode(I2C1_SCL_BANK, I2C1_SCL, I2C1_SCL_PAL_MODE);
-    palSetPadMode(I2C1_SDA_BANK, I2C1_SDA, I2C1_SDA_PAL_MODE);
+        palSetPadMode(I2C1_SCL_BANK, I2C1_SCL, I2C1_SCL_PAL_MODE);
+        palSetPadMode(I2C1_SDA_BANK, I2C1_SDA, I2C1_SDA_PAL_MODE);
 #else
-    palSetPadMode(I2C1_SCL_BANK, I2C1_SCL, PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(I2C1_SCL_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_OPENDRAIN);
-    palSetPadMode(I2C1_SDA_BANK, I2C1_SDA, PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(I2C1_SDA_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_OPENDRAIN);
+        palSetPadMode(I2C1_SCL_BANK, I2C1_SCL, PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(I2C1_SCL_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_OPENDRAIN);
+        palSetPadMode(I2C1_SDA_BANK, I2C1_SDA, PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(I2C1_SDA_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_OPENDRAIN);
 #endif
+    }
 }
 
 i2c_status_t i2c_start(uint8_t address) {
diff --git a/drivers/chibios/spi_master.c b/drivers/chibios/spi_master.c
index 552ac663c1..5aa60742e3 100644
--- a/drivers/chibios/spi_master.c
+++ b/drivers/chibios/spi_master.c
@@ -22,21 +22,26 @@ static pin_t     currentSlavePin = NO_PIN;
 static SPIConfig spiConfig       = {false, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 
 __attribute__((weak)) void spi_init(void) {
-    // Try releasing special pins for a short time
-    palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_MODE_INPUT);
-    palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_MODE_INPUT);
-    palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_MODE_INPUT);
+    static bool is_initialised = false;
+    if (!is_initialised) {
+        is_initialised = true;
 
-    chThdSleepMilliseconds(10);
+        // Try releasing special pins for a short time
+        palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_MODE_INPUT);
+        palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_MODE_INPUT);
+        palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_MODE_INPUT);
+
+        chThdSleepMilliseconds(10);
 #if defined(USE_GPIOV1)
-    palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_MODE_STM32_ALTERNATE_PUSHPULL);
-    palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_MODE_STM32_ALTERNATE_PUSHPULL);
-    palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_MODE_STM32_ALTERNATE_PUSHPULL);
+        palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_MODE_STM32_ALTERNATE_PUSHPULL);
+        palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_MODE_STM32_ALTERNATE_PUSHPULL);
+        palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_MODE_STM32_ALTERNATE_PUSHPULL);
 #else
-    palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(SPI_SCK_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_PUSHPULL | PAL_STM32_OSPEED_HIGHEST);
-    palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(SPI_MOSI_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_PUSHPULL | PAL_STM32_OSPEED_HIGHEST);
-    palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(SPI_MISO_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_PUSHPULL | PAL_STM32_OSPEED_HIGHEST);
+        palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_SCK_PIN), PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(SPI_SCK_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_PUSHPULL | PAL_STM32_OSPEED_HIGHEST);
+        palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MOSI_PIN), PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(SPI_MOSI_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_PUSHPULL | PAL_STM32_OSPEED_HIGHEST);
+        palSetPadMode(PAL_PORT(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_PAD(SPI_MISO_PIN), PAL_MODE_ALTERNATE(SPI_MISO_PAL_MODE) | PAL_STM32_OTYPE_PUSHPULL | PAL_STM32_OSPEED_HIGHEST);
 #endif
+    }
 }
 
 bool spi_start(pin_t slavePin, bool lsbFirst, uint8_t mode, uint16_t divisor) {
diff --git a/drivers/eeprom/eeprom_i2c.c b/drivers/eeprom/eeprom_i2c.c
index ca8af3da51..4210f06f9f 100644
--- a/drivers/eeprom/eeprom_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/eeprom/eeprom_i2c.c
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@
 #    include "debug.h"
 #endif  // DEBUG_EEPROM_OUTPUT
 
-static inline void init_i2c_if_required(void) {
-    static int done = 0;
-    if (!done) {
-        i2c_init();
-        done = 1;
-    }
-}
-
 static inline void fill_target_address(uint8_t *buffer, const void *addr) {
     uintptr_t p = (uintptr_t)addr;
     for (int i = 0; i < EXTERNAL_EEPROM_ADDRESS_SIZE; ++i) {
@@ -58,7 +50,7 @@ static inline void fill_target_address(uint8_t *buffer, const void *addr) {
     }
 }
 
-void eeprom_driver_init(void) {}
+void eeprom_driver_init(void) { i2c_init(); }
 
 void eeprom_driver_erase(void) {
 #if defined(CONSOLE_ENABLE) && defined(DEBUG_EEPROM_OUTPUT)
@@ -80,7 +72,6 @@ void eeprom_read_block(void *buf, const void *addr, size_t len) {
     uint8_t complete_packet[EXTERNAL_EEPROM_ADDRESS_SIZE];
     fill_target_address(complete_packet, addr);
 
-    init_i2c_if_required();
     i2c_transmit(EXTERNAL_EEPROM_I2C_ADDRESS((uintptr_t)addr), complete_packet, EXTERNAL_EEPROM_ADDRESS_SIZE, 100);
     i2c_receive(EXTERNAL_EEPROM_I2C_ADDRESS((uintptr_t)addr), buf, len, 100);
 
@@ -98,7 +89,6 @@ void eeprom_write_block(const void *buf, void *addr, size_t len) {
     uint8_t * read_buf    = (uint8_t *)buf;
     uintptr_t target_addr = (uintptr_t)addr;
 
-    init_i2c_if_required();
     while (len > 0) {
         uintptr_t page_offset  = target_addr % EXTERNAL_EEPROM_PAGE_SIZE;
         int       write_length = EXTERNAL_EEPROM_PAGE_SIZE - page_offset;
diff --git a/drivers/eeprom/eeprom_spi.c b/drivers/eeprom/eeprom_spi.c
index 7b6416eafb..182731d82f 100644
--- a/drivers/eeprom/eeprom_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/eeprom/eeprom_spi.c
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@
 #    include "debug.h"
 #endif  // CONSOLE_ENABLE
 
-static void init_spi_if_required(void) {
-    static int done = 0;
-    if (!done) {
-        spi_init();
-        done = 1;
-    }
-}
-
 static bool spi_eeprom_start(void) { return spi_start(EXTERNAL_EEPROM_SPI_SLAVE_SELECT_PIN, EXTERNAL_EEPROM_SPI_LSBFIRST, EXTERNAL_EEPROM_SPI_MODE, EXTERNAL_EEPROM_SPI_CLOCK_DIVISOR); }
 
 static spi_status_t spi_eeprom_wait_while_busy(int timeout) {
@@ -91,7 +83,7 @@ static void spi_eeprom_transmit_address(uintptr_t addr) {
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void eeprom_driver_init(void) {}
+void eeprom_driver_init(void) { spi_init(); }
 
 void eeprom_driver_erase(void) {
 #if defined(CONSOLE_ENABLE) && defined(DEBUG_EEPROM_OUTPUT)
@@ -110,8 +102,6 @@ void eeprom_driver_erase(void) {
 }
 
 void eeprom_read_block(void *buf, const void *addr, size_t len) {
-    init_spi_if_required();
-
     //-------------------------------------------------
     // Wait for the write-in-progress bit to be cleared
     bool res = spi_eeprom_start();
@@ -154,8 +144,6 @@ void eeprom_read_block(void *buf, const void *addr, size_t len) {
 }
 
 void eeprom_write_block(const void *buf, void *addr, size_t len) {
-    init_spi_if_required();
-
     bool      res;
     uint8_t * read_buf    = (uint8_t *)buf;
     uintptr_t target_addr = (uintptr_t)addr;
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/main.c b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/main.c
index a0d28f9afc..efe6b07d6f 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/main.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/main.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 #ifdef STM32_EEPROM_ENABLE
 #    include "eeprom_stm32.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef EEPROM_DRIVER
+#    include "eeprom_driver.h"
+#endif
 #include "suspend.h"
 #include "wait.h"
 
@@ -150,6 +153,9 @@ int main(void) {
 #ifdef STM32_EEPROM_ENABLE
     EEPROM_Init();
 #endif
+#ifdef EEPROM_DRIVER
+    eeprom_driver_init();
+#endif
 
     // TESTING
     // chThdCreateStatic(waThread1, sizeof(waThread1), NORMALPRIO, Thread1, NULL);