diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
index 75e9819a161c..f6ea07422ccc 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ struct qup_i2c_dev {
 
 	/* dma parameters */
 	bool			is_dma;
+	/* To check if the current transfer is using DMA */
+	bool			use_dma;
 	struct			dma_pool *dpool;
 	struct			qup_i2c_tag start_tag;
 	struct			qup_i2c_bam brx;
@@ -1288,7 +1290,7 @@ static int qup_i2c_xfer_v2(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 			   int num)
 {
 	struct qup_i2c_dev *qup = i2c_get_adapdata(adap);
-	int ret, len, idx = 0, use_dma = 0;
+	int ret, len, idx = 0;
 
 	qup->bus_err = 0;
 	qup->qup_err = 0;
@@ -1317,13 +1319,12 @@ static int qup_i2c_xfer_v2(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 			len = (msgs[idx].len > qup->out_fifo_sz) ||
 			      (msgs[idx].len > qup->in_fifo_sz);
 
-			if ((!is_vmalloc_addr(msgs[idx].buf)) && len) {
-				use_dma = 1;
-			 } else {
-				use_dma = 0;
+			if (is_vmalloc_addr(msgs[idx].buf) || !len)
 				break;
-			}
 		}
+
+		if (idx == num)
+			qup->use_dma = true;
 	}
 
 	idx = 0;
@@ -1347,15 +1348,17 @@ static int qup_i2c_xfer_v2(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 
 		reinit_completion(&qup->xfer);
 
-		if (use_dma) {
+		if (qup->use_dma) {
 			ret = qup_i2c_bam_xfer(adap, &msgs[idx], num);
+			qup->use_dma = false;
+			break;
 		} else {
 			if (msgs[idx].flags & I2C_M_RD)
 				ret = qup_i2c_read_one_v2(qup, &msgs[idx]);
 			else
 				ret = qup_i2c_write_one_v2(qup, &msgs[idx]);
 		}
-	} while ((idx++ < (num - 1)) && !use_dma && !ret);
+	} while ((idx++ < (num - 1)) && !ret);
 
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = qup_i2c_change_state(qup, QUP_RESET_STATE);