diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c
index 54d510abd46a..565ef69ce614 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c
@@ -212,10 +212,6 @@ static int bcm2835_i2c_xfer_msg(struct bcm2835_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 	if (likely(!i2c_dev->msg_err))
 		return 0;
 
-	if ((i2c_dev->msg_err & BCM2835_I2C_S_ERR) &&
-	    (msg->flags & I2C_M_IGNORE_NAK))
-		return 0;
-
 	dev_dbg(i2c_dev->dev, "i2c transfer failed: %x\n", i2c_dev->msg_err);
 
 	if (i2c_dev->msg_err & BCM2835_I2C_S_ERR)