diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
index c41ca6354fc59d8d2111dfdbbb47bdab87f725a8..db20a2841b75fc9b934e4169ee3541a9d696cb55 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
@@ -580,14 +580,13 @@ i2c_dw_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
 	i2c_dw_xfer_init(dev);
 
 	/* wait for tx to complete */
-	ret = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&dev->cmd_complete, HZ);
+	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&dev->cmd_complete, HZ);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "controller timed out\n");
 		i2c_dw_init(dev);
 		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		goto done;
-	} else if (ret < 0)
-		goto done;
+	}
 
 	if (dev->msg_err) {
 		ret = dev->msg_err;