diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index 4426e9970e8f..b70270d8efdc 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -703,13 +703,15 @@ static int omap_i2c_xfer_msg(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* We have an error */
-	if (dev->cmd_err & (OMAP_I2C_STAT_AL | OMAP_I2C_STAT_ROVR |
-			    OMAP_I2C_STAT_XUDF)) {
+	if (dev->cmd_err & (OMAP_I2C_STAT_ROVR | OMAP_I2C_STAT_XUDF)) {
 		omap_i2c_reset(dev);
 		__omap_i2c_init(dev);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	if (dev->cmd_err & OMAP_I2C_STAT_AL)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	if (dev->cmd_err & OMAP_I2C_STAT_NACK) {
 		if (msg->flags & I2C_M_IGNORE_NAK)
 			return 0;