diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
index dd52a068b140..ce59e14e34b0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
@@ -363,9 +363,6 @@ static void rcar_i2c_dma_unmap(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
 	struct dma_chan *chan = priv->dma_direction == DMA_FROM_DEVICE
 		? priv->dma_rx : priv->dma_tx;
 
-	/* Disable DMA Master Received/Transmitted */
-	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICDMAER, 0);
-
 	dma_unmap_single(chan->device->dev, sg_dma_address(&priv->sg),
 			 sg_dma_len(&priv->sg), priv->dma_direction);
 
@@ -375,6 +372,9 @@ static void rcar_i2c_dma_unmap(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
 		priv->flags |= ID_P_NO_RXDMA;
 
 	priv->dma_direction = DMA_NONE;
+
+	/* Disable DMA Master Received/Transmitted, must be last! */
+	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICDMAER, 0);
 }
 
 static void rcar_i2c_cleanup_dma(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)