diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.c
index 419b54bfc7c7..0b020703017d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon-core.c
@@ -791,6 +791,9 @@ static void octeon_i2c_prepare_recovery(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 	struct octeon_i2c *i2c = i2c_get_adapdata(adap);
 
 	octeon_i2c_hlc_disable(i2c);
+	octeon_i2c_reg_write(i2c, SW_TWSI_EOP_TWSI_RST, 0);
+	/* wait for software reset to settle */
+	udelay(5);
 
 	/*
 	 * Bring control register to a good state regardless