diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index 7ec252199706..256fa766b1d3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -1049,23 +1049,6 @@ static int omap_i2c_transmit_data(struct omap_i2c_dev *omap, u8 num_bytes,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t
-omap_i2c_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
-{
-	struct omap_i2c_dev *omap = dev_id;
-	irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
-	u16 mask;
-	u16 stat;
-
-	stat = omap_i2c_read_reg(omap, OMAP_I2C_STAT_REG);
-	mask = omap_i2c_read_reg(omap, OMAP_I2C_IE_REG) & ~OMAP_I2C_STAT_NACK;
-
-	if (stat & mask)
-		ret = IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int omap_i2c_xfer_data(struct omap_i2c_dev *omap)
 {
 	u16 bits;
@@ -1096,8 +1079,13 @@ static int omap_i2c_xfer_data(struct omap_i2c_dev *omap)
 		}
 
 		if (stat & OMAP_I2C_STAT_NACK) {
-			err |= OMAP_I2C_STAT_NACK;
+			omap->cmd_err |= OMAP_I2C_STAT_NACK;
 			omap_i2c_ack_stat(omap, OMAP_I2C_STAT_NACK);
+
+			if (!(stat & ~OMAP_I2C_STAT_NACK)) {
+				err = -EAGAIN;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (stat & OMAP_I2C_STAT_AL) {
@@ -1475,7 +1463,7 @@ omap_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				IRQF_NO_SUSPEND, pdev->name, omap);
 	else
 		r = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, omap->irq,
-				omap_i2c_isr, omap_i2c_isr_thread,
+				NULL, omap_i2c_isr_thread,
 				IRQF_NO_SUSPEND | IRQF_ONESHOT,
 				pdev->name, omap);