diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 8280ac7cc1b7df4fc2b902542027559405e4d55f..a795b4e278b1fcd9b964b9bd556a31eadfcf2fd2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -1219,15 +1219,6 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 		time_left = tegra_i2c_wait_completion_timeout(
 				i2c_dev, &i2c_dev->dma_complete, xfer_time);
 
-		/*
-		 * Synchronize DMA first, since dmaengine_terminate_sync()
-		 * performs synchronization after the transfer's termination
-		 * and we want to get a completion if transfer succeeded.
-		 */
-		dmaengine_synchronize(i2c_dev->msg_read ?
-				      i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan :
-				      i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan);
-
 		dmaengine_terminate_sync(i2c_dev->msg_read ?
 					 i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan :
 					 i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan);