diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 56622658b215..a670ae129f4b 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -687,6 +687,8 @@ struct i2c_adapter_quirks {
 #define I2C_AQ_NO_ZERO_LEN_READ		BIT(5)
 #define I2C_AQ_NO_ZERO_LEN_WRITE	BIT(6)
 #define I2C_AQ_NO_ZERO_LEN		(I2C_AQ_NO_ZERO_LEN_READ | I2C_AQ_NO_ZERO_LEN_WRITE)
+/* adapter cannot do repeated START */
+#define I2C_AQ_NO_REP_START		BIT(7)
 
 /*
  * i2c_adapter is the structure used to identify a physical i2c bus along