diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
index 797e3117bef7..2d0847b6be62 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ struct i2c_adapter *i2c_add_mux_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *parent,
 	priv->adap.algo = &priv->algo;
 	priv->adap.algo_data = priv;
 	priv->adap.dev.parent = &parent->dev;
+	priv->adap.retries = parent->retries;
+	priv->adap.timeout = parent->timeout;
 
 	/* Sanity check on class */
 	if (i2c_mux_parent_classes(parent) & class)