diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index 0da8169ca5b4..3be147ab4eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ struct omap_i2c_dev {
 						 */
 	u8			rev;
 	unsigned		b_hw:1;		/* bad h/w fixes */
+	unsigned		receiver:1;	/* true when we're in receiver mode */
 	u16			iestate;	/* Saved interrupt register */
 	u16			pscstate;
 	u16			scllstate;
@@ -492,6 +493,7 @@ static int omap_i2c_xfer_msg(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 
 	INIT_COMPLETION(dev->cmd_complete);
 	dev->cmd_err = 0;
+	dev->receiver = !!(msg->flags & I2C_M_RD);
 
 	w = OMAP_I2C_CON_EN | OMAP_I2C_CON_MST | OMAP_I2C_CON_STT;
 
@@ -837,6 +839,12 @@ omap_i2c_isr(int this_irq, void *dev_id)
 		stat = omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_STAT_REG);
 		stat &= bits;
 
+		/* If we're in receiver mode, ignore XDR/XRDY */
+		if (dev->receiver)
+			stat &= ~(OMAP_I2C_STAT_XDR | OMAP_I2C_STAT_XRDY);
+		else
+			stat &= ~(OMAP_I2C_STAT_RDR | OMAP_I2C_STAT_RRDY);
+
 		if (!stat) {
 			/* my work here is done */
 			return IRQ_HANDLED;