diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
index c56f8fe4efe5..160857296952 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #define DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_MST	(1 << 10)
 #define DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_TRX	(1 << 9)
 #define DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_XA	(1 << 8)
+#define DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_RM	(1 << 7)
 #define DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_IRS	(1 << 5)
 
 #define DAVINCI_I2C_IMR_AAS	(1 << 6)
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ struct davinci_i2c_dev {
 	u8			*buf;
 	size_t			buf_len;
 	int			irq;
+	u8			terminate;
 	struct i2c_adapter	adapter;
 };
 
@@ -283,20 +285,34 @@ i2c_davinci_xfer_msg(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msg, int stop)
 		MOD_REG_BIT(w, DAVINCI_I2C_IMR_XRDY, 1);
 	davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_IMR_REG, w);
 
+	dev->terminate = 0;
 	/* write the data into mode register */
 	davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG, flag);
 
 	r = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&dev->cmd_complete,
 						      DAVINCI_I2C_TIMEOUT);
-	dev->buf_len = 0;
-	if (r < 0)
-		return r;
-
 	if (r == 0) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "controller timed out\n");
 		i2c_davinci_init(dev);
+		dev->buf_len = 0;
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
+	if (dev->buf_len) {
+		/* This should be 0 if all bytes were transferred
+		 * or dev->cmd_err denotes an error.
+		 * A signal may have aborted the transfer.
+		 */
+		if (r >= 0) {
+			dev_err(dev->dev, "abnormal termination buf_len=%i\n",
+				dev->buf_len);
+			r = -EREMOTEIO;
+		}
+		dev->terminate = 1;
+		wmb();
+		dev->buf_len = 0;
+	}
+	if (r < 0)
+		return r;
 
 	/* no error */
 	if (likely(!dev->cmd_err))
@@ -354,6 +370,27 @@ static u32 i2c_davinci_func(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 	return I2C_FUNC_I2C | (I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_EMUL & ~I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_QUICK);
 }
 
+static void terminate_read(struct davinci_i2c_dev *dev)
+{
+	u16 w = davinci_i2c_read_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG);
+	w |= DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_NACK;
+	davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG, w);
+
+	/* Throw away data */
+	davinci_i2c_read_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_DRR_REG);
+	if (!dev->terminate)
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "RDR IRQ while no data requested\n");
+}
+static void terminate_write(struct davinci_i2c_dev *dev)
+{
+	u16 w = davinci_i2c_read_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG);
+	w |= DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_RM | DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_STP;
+	davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG, w);
+
+	if (!dev->terminate)
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "TDR IRQ while no data to send\n");
+}
+
 /*
  * Interrupt service routine. This gets called whenever an I2C interrupt
  * occurs.
@@ -374,12 +411,15 @@ static irqreturn_t i2c_davinci_isr(int this_irq, void *dev_id)
 
 		switch (stat) {
 		case DAVINCI_I2C_IVR_AL:
+			/* Arbitration lost, must retry */
 			dev->cmd_err |= DAVINCI_I2C_STR_AL;
+			dev->buf_len = 0;
 			complete(&dev->cmd_complete);
 			break;
 
 		case DAVINCI_I2C_IVR_NACK:
 			dev->cmd_err |= DAVINCI_I2C_STR_NACK;
+			dev->buf_len = 0;
 			complete(&dev->cmd_complete);
 			break;
 
@@ -401,9 +441,10 @@ static irqreturn_t i2c_davinci_isr(int this_irq, void *dev_id)
 				davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev,
 					DAVINCI_I2C_STR_REG,
 					DAVINCI_I2C_IMR_RRDY);
-			} else
-				dev_err(dev->dev, "RDR IRQ while no "
-					"data requested\n");
+			} else {
+				/* signal can terminate transfer */
+				terminate_read(dev);
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case DAVINCI_I2C_IVR_XRDY:
@@ -420,9 +461,10 @@ static irqreturn_t i2c_davinci_isr(int this_irq, void *dev_id)
 				davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev,
 						      DAVINCI_I2C_IMR_REG,
 						      w);
-			} else
-				dev_err(dev->dev, "TDR IRQ while no data to "
-					"send\n");
+			} else {
+				/* signal can terminate transfer */
+				terminate_write(dev);
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case DAVINCI_I2C_IVR_SCD: