diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index e978635e60f0..55e5ea62ccee 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -516,6 +516,14 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 	if (likely(i2c_dev->msg_err == I2C_ERR_NONE))
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * NACK interrupt is generated before the I2C controller generates the
+	 * STOP condition on the bus. So wait for 2 clock periods before resetting
+	 * the controller so that STOP condition has been delivered properly.
+	 */
+	if (i2c_dev->msg_err == I2C_ERR_NO_ACK)
+		udelay(DIV_ROUND_UP(2 * 1000000, i2c_dev->bus_clk_rate));
+
 	tegra_i2c_init(i2c_dev);
 	if (i2c_dev->msg_err == I2C_ERR_NO_ACK) {
 		if (msg->flags & I2C_M_IGNORE_NAK)