diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
index 286ca191782..0670da79ee5 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
@@ -287,12 +287,14 @@ read_init_dma_fail:
 select_init_dma_fail:
 	dma_unmap_sg(i2c->dev, &i2c->sg_io[0], 1, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 select_init_pio_fail:
+	dmaengine_terminate_all(i2c->dmach);
 	return -EINVAL;
 
 /* Write failpath. */
 write_init_dma_fail:
 	dma_unmap_sg(i2c->dev, i2c->sg_io, 2, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 write_init_pio_fail:
+	dmaengine_terminate_all(i2c->dmach);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }