diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index a64a192c44a4..0037e31076ba 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ static int omap_i2c_init(struct omap_i2c_dev *dev)
 	unsigned long internal_clk = 0;
 
 	if (dev->rev >= OMAP_I2C_REV_2) {
+		/* Disable I2C controller before soft reset */
+		omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG,
+			omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG) &
+				~(OMAP_I2C_CON_EN));
+
 		omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_SYSC_REG, SYSC_SOFTRESET_MASK);
 		/* For some reason we need to set the EN bit before the
 		 * reset done bit gets set. */