diff --git a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
index 525c7345fa0b..24f94f4ae395 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
@@ -103,8 +103,14 @@ static int sclhi(struct i2c_algo_bit_data *adap)
 		 * chips may hold it low ("clock stretching") while they
 		 * are processing data internally.
 		 */
-		if (time_after(jiffies, start + adap->timeout))
+		if (time_after(jiffies, start + adap->timeout)) {
+			/* Test one last time, as we may have been preempted
+			 * between last check and timeout test.
+			 */
+			if (getscl(adap))
+				break;
 			return -ETIMEDOUT;
+		}
 		cond_resched();
 	}
 #ifdef DEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 1e5606185b4f..e9c18939eda7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -1386,8 +1386,10 @@ int i2c_master_send(const struct i2c_client *client, const char *buf, int count)
 
 	ret = i2c_transfer(adap, &msg, 1);
 
-	/* If everything went ok (i.e. 1 msg transmitted), return #bytes
-	   transmitted, else error code. */
+	/*
+	 * If everything went ok (i.e. 1 msg transmitted), return #bytes
+	 * transmitted, else error code.
+	 */
 	return (ret == 1) ? count : ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_master_send);
@@ -1414,8 +1416,10 @@ int i2c_master_recv(const struct i2c_client *client, char *buf, int count)
 
 	ret = i2c_transfer(adap, &msg, 1);
 
-	/* If everything went ok (i.e. 1 msg transmitted), return #bytes
-	   transmitted, else error code. */
+	/*
+	 * If everything went ok (i.e. 1 msg received), return #bytes received,
+	 * else error code.
+	 */
 	return (ret == 1) ? count : ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_master_recv);