spin_lock(&i2c->lock);
 
        meson_i2c_reset_tokens(i2c);
+       meson_i2c_set_mask(i2c, REG_CTRL, REG_CTRL_START, 0);
        ctrl = readl(i2c->regs + REG_CTRL);
 
        dev_dbg(i2c->dev, "irq: state %d, pos %d, count %d, ctrl %08x\n",
                i2c->state, i2c->pos, i2c->count, ctrl);
 
-       if (ctrl & REG_CTRL_ERROR && i2c->state != STATE_IDLE) {
+       if (i2c->state == STATE_IDLE) {
+               spin_unlock(&i2c->lock);
+               return IRQ_NONE;
+       }
+
+       if (ctrl & REG_CTRL_ERROR) {
                /*
                 * The bit is set when the IGNORE_NAK bit is cleared
                 * and the device didn't respond. In this case, the
                i2c->state = STATE_IDLE;
                complete(&i2c->done);
                break;
-       case STATE_IDLE:
-               break;
        }
 
 out:
        if (i2c->state != STATE_IDLE) {
                /* Restart the processing */
                meson_i2c_write_tokens(i2c);
-               meson_i2c_set_mask(i2c, REG_CTRL, REG_CTRL_START, 0);
                meson_i2c_set_mask(i2c, REG_CTRL, REG_CTRL_START,
                                   REG_CTRL_START);
        }