diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-axxia.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-axxia.c
index 8e60048a33f8..51d34959709b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-axxia.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-axxia.c
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@
 				 MST_STATUS_ND)
 #define   MST_STATUS_ERR	(MST_STATUS_NAK | \
 				 MST_STATUS_AL  | \
-				 MST_STATUS_IP  | \
-				 MST_STATUS_TSS)
+				 MST_STATUS_IP)
 #define MST_TX_BYTES_XFRD	0x50
 #define MST_RX_BYTES_XFRD	0x54
 #define SCL_HIGH_PERIOD		0x80
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ static int axxia_i2c_empty_rx_fifo(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev)
 			 */
 			if (c <= 0 || c > I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX) {
 				idev->msg_err = -EPROTO;
-				i2c_int_disable(idev, ~0);
+				i2c_int_disable(idev, ~MST_STATUS_TSS);
 				complete(&idev->msg_complete);
 				break;
 			}
@@ -299,14 +298,19 @@ static irqreturn_t axxia_i2c_isr(int irq, void *_dev)
 
 	if (status & MST_STATUS_SCC) {
 		/* Stop completed */
-		i2c_int_disable(idev, ~0);
+		i2c_int_disable(idev, ~MST_STATUS_TSS);
 		complete(&idev->msg_complete);
 	} else if (status & MST_STATUS_SNS) {
 		/* Transfer done */
-		i2c_int_disable(idev, ~0);
+		i2c_int_disable(idev, ~MST_STATUS_TSS);
 		if (i2c_m_rd(idev->msg) && idev->msg_xfrd < idev->msg->len)
 			axxia_i2c_empty_rx_fifo(idev);
 		complete(&idev->msg_complete);
+	} else if (status & MST_STATUS_TSS) {
+		/* Transfer timeout */
+		idev->msg_err = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		i2c_int_disable(idev, ~MST_STATUS_TSS);
+		complete(&idev->msg_complete);
 	} else if (unlikely(status & MST_STATUS_ERR)) {
 		/* Transfer error */
 		i2c_int_disable(idev, ~0);
@@ -339,10 +343,10 @@ static int axxia_i2c_xfer_msg(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 	u32 rx_xfer, tx_xfer;
 	u32 addr_1, addr_2;
 	unsigned long time_left;
+	unsigned int wt_value;
 
 	idev->msg = msg;
 	idev->msg_xfrd = 0;
-	idev->msg_err = 0;
 	reinit_completion(&idev->msg_complete);
 
 	if (i2c_m_ten(msg)) {
@@ -383,9 +387,18 @@ static int axxia_i2c_xfer_msg(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 	else if (axxia_i2c_fill_tx_fifo(idev) != 0)
 		int_mask |= MST_STATUS_TFL;
 
+	wt_value = WT_VALUE(readl(idev->base + WAIT_TIMER_CONTROL));
+	/* Disable wait timer temporarly */
+	writel(wt_value, idev->base + WAIT_TIMER_CONTROL);
+	/* Check if timeout error happened */
+	if (idev->msg_err)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* Start manual mode */
 	writel(CMD_MANUAL, idev->base + MST_COMMAND);
 
+	writel(WT_EN | wt_value, idev->base + WAIT_TIMER_CONTROL);
+
 	i2c_int_enable(idev, int_mask);
 
 	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&idev->msg_complete,
@@ -396,13 +409,15 @@ static int axxia_i2c_xfer_msg(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 	if (readl(idev->base + MST_COMMAND) & CMD_BUSY)
 		dev_warn(idev->dev, "busy after xfer\n");
 
-	if (time_left == 0)
+	if (time_left == 0) {
 		idev->msg_err = -ETIMEDOUT;
-
-	if (idev->msg_err == -ETIMEDOUT)
 		i2c_recover_bus(&idev->adapter);
+		axxia_i2c_init(idev);
+	}
 
-	if (unlikely(idev->msg_err) && idev->msg_err != -ENXIO)
+out:
+	if (unlikely(idev->msg_err) && idev->msg_err != -ENXIO &&
+			idev->msg_err != -ETIMEDOUT)
 		axxia_i2c_init(idev);
 
 	return idev->msg_err;
@@ -410,7 +425,7 @@ static int axxia_i2c_xfer_msg(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 
 static int axxia_i2c_stop(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev)
 {
-	u32 int_mask = MST_STATUS_ERR | MST_STATUS_SCC;
+	u32 int_mask = MST_STATUS_ERR | MST_STATUS_SCC | MST_STATUS_TSS;
 	unsigned long time_left;
 
 	reinit_completion(&idev->msg_complete);
@@ -437,6 +452,9 @@ axxia_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
 	int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	idev->msg_err = 0;
+	i2c_int_enable(idev, MST_STATUS_TSS);
+
 	for (i = 0; ret == 0 && i < num; ++i)
 		ret = axxia_i2c_xfer_msg(idev, &msgs[i]);