diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 9232038ccb40..7c92e91a1cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -1219,6 +1219,15 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 		time_left = tegra_i2c_wait_completion_timeout(
 				i2c_dev, &i2c_dev->dma_complete, xfer_time);
 
+		/*
+		 * Synchronize DMA first, since dmaengine_terminate_sync()
+		 * performs synchronization after the transfer's termination
+		 * and we want to get a completion if transfer succeeded.
+		 */
+		dmaengine_synchronize(i2c_dev->msg_read ?
+				      i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan :
+				      i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan);
+
 		dmaengine_terminate_sync(i2c_dev->msg_read ?
 					 i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan :
 					 i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan);