diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
index dac0f5d19453..efc8de6cc8a2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
@@ -144,9 +144,10 @@ static void rcar_i2c_init(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
 {
 	/* reset master mode */
 	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICMIER, 0);
-	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICMCR, 0);
+	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICMCR, MDBS);
 	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICMSR, 0);
-	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICMAR, 0);
+	/* start clock */
+	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICCCR, priv->icccr);
 }
 
 static int rcar_i2c_bus_barrier(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
@@ -496,16 +497,6 @@ static int rcar_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 
-	/*-------------- spin lock -----------------*/
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-
-	rcar_i2c_init(priv);
-	/* start clock */
-	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICCCR, priv->icccr);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-	/*-------------- spin unlock -----------------*/
-
 	ret = rcar_i2c_bus_barrier(priv);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -666,6 +657,7 @@ static int rcar_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_pm_put;
 
+	rcar_i2c_init(priv);
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);