diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.c
index 1d8775799056..d9607905dc2f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static int octeon_i2c_check_status(struct octeon_i2c *i2c, int final_read)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	case STAT_TXDATA_NAK:
+	case STAT_BUS_ERROR:
 		return -EIO;
 	case STAT_TXADDR_NAK:
 	case STAT_RXADDR_NAK:
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.h
index a7ef19855bb8..9bb9f64fdda0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define TWSI_CTL_AAK		0x04	/* Assert ACK */
 
 /* Status values */
-#define STAT_ERROR		0x00
+#define STAT_BUS_ERROR		0x00
 #define STAT_START		0x08
 #define STAT_REP_START		0x10
 #define STAT_TXADDR_ACK		0x18