diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 243753564110..c15d5755bccc 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ struct tegra_i2c_dev {
 	u16 clk_divisor_non_hs_mode;
 	bool is_suspended;
 	bool is_multimaster_mode;
+	spinlock_t xfer_lock;
 };
 
 static void dvc_writel(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev, u32 val,
@@ -542,14 +543,27 @@ err:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int tegra_i2c_disable_packet_mode(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev)
+{
+	u32 cnfg;
+
+	cnfg = i2c_readl(i2c_dev, I2C_CNFG);
+	if (cnfg & I2C_CNFG_PACKET_MODE_EN)
+		i2c_writel(i2c_dev, cnfg & ~I2C_CNFG_PACKET_MODE_EN, I2C_CNFG);
+
+	return tegra_i2c_wait_for_config_load(i2c_dev);
+}
+
 static irqreturn_t tegra_i2c_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	u32 status;
 	const u32 status_err = I2C_INT_NO_ACK | I2C_INT_ARBITRATION_LOST;
 	struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev = dev_id;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	status = i2c_readl(i2c_dev, I2C_INT_STATUS);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&i2c_dev->xfer_lock, flags);
 	if (status == 0) {
 		dev_warn(i2c_dev->dev, "irq status 0 %08x %08x %08x\n",
 			 i2c_readl(i2c_dev, I2C_PACKET_TRANSFER_STATUS),
@@ -565,6 +579,7 @@ static irqreturn_t tegra_i2c_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(status & status_err)) {
+		tegra_i2c_disable_packet_mode(i2c_dev);
 		if (status & I2C_INT_NO_ACK)
 			i2c_dev->msg_err |= I2C_ERR_NO_ACK;
 		if (status & I2C_INT_ARBITRATION_LOST)
@@ -594,7 +609,7 @@ static irqreturn_t tegra_i2c_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		BUG_ON(i2c_dev->msg_buf_remaining);
 		complete(&i2c_dev->msg_complete);
 	}
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	goto done;
 err:
 	/* An error occurred, mask all interrupts */
 	tegra_i2c_mask_irq(i2c_dev, I2C_INT_NO_ACK | I2C_INT_ARBITRATION_LOST |
@@ -605,6 +620,8 @@ err:
 		dvc_writel(i2c_dev, DVC_STATUS_I2C_DONE_INTR, DVC_STATUS);
 
 	complete(&i2c_dev->msg_complete);
+done:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i2c_dev->xfer_lock, flags);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -614,6 +631,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 	u32 packet_header;
 	u32 int_mask;
 	unsigned long time_left;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	tegra_i2c_flush_fifos(i2c_dev);
 
@@ -626,6 +644,11 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 	i2c_dev->msg_read = (msg->flags & I2C_M_RD);
 	reinit_completion(&i2c_dev->msg_complete);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&i2c_dev->xfer_lock, flags);
+
+	int_mask = I2C_INT_NO_ACK | I2C_INT_ARBITRATION_LOST;
+	tegra_i2c_unmask_irq(i2c_dev, int_mask);
+
 	packet_header = (0 << PACKET_HEADER0_HEADER_SIZE_SHIFT) |
 			PACKET_HEADER0_PROTOCOL_I2C |
 			(i2c_dev->cont_id << PACKET_HEADER0_CONT_ID_SHIFT) |
@@ -655,14 +678,15 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 	if (!(msg->flags & I2C_M_RD))
 		tegra_i2c_fill_tx_fifo(i2c_dev);
 
-	int_mask = I2C_INT_NO_ACK | I2C_INT_ARBITRATION_LOST;
 	if (i2c_dev->hw->has_per_pkt_xfer_complete_irq)
 		int_mask |= I2C_INT_PACKET_XFER_COMPLETE;
 	if (msg->flags & I2C_M_RD)
 		int_mask |= I2C_INT_RX_FIFO_DATA_REQ;
 	else if (i2c_dev->msg_buf_remaining)
 		int_mask |= I2C_INT_TX_FIFO_DATA_REQ;
+
 	tegra_i2c_unmask_irq(i2c_dev, int_mask);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i2c_dev->xfer_lock, flags);
 	dev_dbg(i2c_dev->dev, "unmasked irq: %02x\n",
 		i2c_readl(i2c_dev, I2C_INT_MASK));
 
@@ -899,6 +923,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	i2c_dev->is_dvc = of_device_is_compatible(pdev->dev.of_node,
 						  "nvidia,tegra20-i2c-dvc");
 	init_completion(&i2c_dev->msg_complete);
+	spin_lock_init(&i2c_dev->xfer_lock);
 
 	if (!i2c_dev->hw->has_single_clk_source) {
 		fast_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "fast-clk");