diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index e3654d683e157bd6accbc486cd864ad8cb12f919..602b30e32cf3a787e37d9872c287e97b2940fade 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ static void i2c_imx_stop(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
 		temp = readb(i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_I2CR);
 		temp &= ~(I2CR_MSTA | I2CR_MTX);
 		writeb(temp, i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_I2CR);
-		i2c_imx->stopped = 1;
 	}
 	if (cpu_is_mx1()) {
 		/*
@@ -236,8 +235,10 @@ static void i2c_imx_stop(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
 		udelay(i2c_imx->disable_delay);
 	}
 
-	if (!i2c_imx->stopped)
+	if (!i2c_imx->stopped) {
 		i2c_imx_bus_busy(i2c_imx, 0);
+		i2c_imx->stopped = 1;
+	}
 
 	/* Disable I2C controller */
 	writeb(0, i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_I2CR);