diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 39e98d216016e5e4940f414f24409a269a136c0e..a2abae124342725fe2290856bf708fa0a58bceb0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -490,6 +490,16 @@ static int i2c_imx_trx_complete(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx, bool atomic)
 		dev_dbg(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev, "<%s> Timeout\n", __func__);
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
+
+	/* check for arbitration lost */
+	if (i2c_imx->i2csr & I2SR_IAL) {
+		dev_dbg(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev, "<%s> Arbitration lost\n", __func__);
+		i2c_imx_clear_irq(i2c_imx, I2SR_IAL);
+
+		i2c_imx->i2csr = 0;
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
 	dev_dbg(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev, "<%s> TRX complete\n", __func__);
 	i2c_imx->i2csr = 0;
 	return 0;