diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 18067b3ee8c9..8b2e555a9563 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -401,8 +401,6 @@ static irqreturn_t tegra_i2c_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			disable_irq_nosync(i2c_dev->irq);
 			i2c_dev->irq_disabled = 1;
 		}
-
-		complete(&i2c_dev->msg_complete);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -411,7 +409,6 @@ static irqreturn_t tegra_i2c_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			i2c_dev->msg_err |= I2C_ERR_NO_ACK;
 		if (status & I2C_INT_ARBITRATION_LOST)
 			i2c_dev->msg_err |= I2C_ERR_ARBITRATION_LOST;
-		complete(&i2c_dev->msg_complete);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -429,14 +426,14 @@ static irqreturn_t tegra_i2c_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			tegra_i2c_mask_irq(i2c_dev, I2C_INT_TX_FIFO_DATA_REQ);
 	}
 
+	i2c_writel(i2c_dev, status, I2C_INT_STATUS);
+	if (i2c_dev->is_dvc)
+		dvc_writel(i2c_dev, DVC_STATUS_I2C_DONE_INTR, DVC_STATUS);
+
 	if (status & I2C_INT_PACKET_XFER_COMPLETE) {
 		BUG_ON(i2c_dev->msg_buf_remaining);
 		complete(&i2c_dev->msg_complete);
 	}
-
-	i2c_writel(i2c_dev, status, I2C_INT_STATUS);
-	if (i2c_dev->is_dvc)
-		dvc_writel(i2c_dev, DVC_STATUS_I2C_DONE_INTR, DVC_STATUS);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 err:
 	/* An error occurred, mask all interrupts */
@@ -446,6 +443,8 @@ err:
 	i2c_writel(i2c_dev, status, I2C_INT_STATUS);
 	if (i2c_dev->is_dvc)
 		dvc_writel(i2c_dev, DVC_STATUS_I2C_DONE_INTR, DVC_STATUS);
+
+	complete(&i2c_dev->msg_complete);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }