diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 9543c9816eed..fd22079529e5 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ static void i2c_imx_stop(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
 		/* Stop I2C transaction */
 		dev_dbg(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev, "<%s>\n", __func__);
 		temp = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+		if (!(temp & I2CR_MSTA))
+			i2c_imx->stopped = 1;
 		temp &= ~(I2CR_MSTA | I2CR_MTX);
 		if (i2c_imx->dma)
 			temp &= ~I2CR_DMAEN;
@@ -732,9 +734,12 @@ static int i2c_imx_dma_read(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 		 */
 		dev_dbg(dev, "<%s> clear MSTA\n", __func__);
 		temp = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+		if (!(temp & I2CR_MSTA))
+			i2c_imx->stopped = 1;
 		temp &= ~(I2CR_MSTA | I2CR_MTX);
 		imx_i2c_write_reg(temp, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
-		i2c_imx_bus_busy(i2c_imx, 0);
+		if (!i2c_imx->stopped)
+			i2c_imx_bus_busy(i2c_imx, 0);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * For i2c master receiver repeat restart operation like:
@@ -857,9 +862,12 @@ static int i2c_imx_read(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx, struct i2c_msg *msgs, bo
 				dev_dbg(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev,
 					"<%s> clear MSTA\n", __func__);
 				temp = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+				if (!(temp & I2CR_MSTA))
+					i2c_imx->stopped =  1;
 				temp &= ~(I2CR_MSTA | I2CR_MTX);
 				imx_i2c_write_reg(temp, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
-				i2c_imx_bus_busy(i2c_imx, 0);
+				if (!i2c_imx->stopped)
+					i2c_imx_bus_busy(i2c_imx, 0);
 			} else {
 				/*
 				 * For i2c master receiver repeat restart operation like: