diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
index 2e43b6ccef2a..8e3838c42a8c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
@@ -283,16 +283,6 @@ static void s3c24xx_i2c_message_start(struct s3c24xx_i2c *i2c,
 
 	stat |= S3C2410_IICSTAT_START;
 	writel(stat, i2c->regs + S3C2410_IICSTAT);
-
-	if (i2c->quirks & QUIRK_POLL) {
-		while ((i2c->msg_num != 0) && is_ack(i2c)) {
-			i2c_s3c_irq_nextbyte(i2c, stat);
-			stat = readl(i2c->regs + S3C2410_IICSTAT);
-
-			if (stat & S3C2410_IICSTAT_ARBITR)
-				dev_err(i2c->dev, "deal with arbitration loss\n");
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 static inline void s3c24xx_i2c_stop(struct s3c24xx_i2c *i2c, int ret)
@@ -699,7 +689,7 @@ static void s3c24xx_i2c_wait_idle(struct s3c24xx_i2c *i2c)
 static int s3c24xx_i2c_doxfer(struct s3c24xx_i2c *i2c,
 			      struct i2c_msg *msgs, int num)
 {
-	unsigned long timeout;
+	unsigned long timeout = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = s3c24xx_i2c_set_master(i2c);
@@ -719,16 +709,19 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_doxfer(struct s3c24xx_i2c *i2c,
 	s3c24xx_i2c_message_start(i2c, msgs);
 
 	if (i2c->quirks & QUIRK_POLL) {
-		ret = i2c->msg_idx;
+		while ((i2c->msg_num != 0) && is_ack(i2c)) {
+			unsigned long stat = readl(i2c->regs + S3C2410_IICSTAT);
 
-		if (ret != num)
-			dev_dbg(i2c->dev, "incomplete xfer (%d)\n", ret);
+			i2c_s3c_irq_nextbyte(i2c, stat);
 
-		goto out;
+			stat = readl(i2c->regs + S3C2410_IICSTAT);
+			if (stat & S3C2410_IICSTAT_ARBITR)
+				dev_err(i2c->dev, "deal with arbitration loss\n");
+		}
+	} else {
+		timeout = wait_event_timeout(i2c->wait, i2c->msg_num == 0, HZ * 5);
 	}
 
-	timeout = wait_event_timeout(i2c->wait, i2c->msg_num == 0, HZ * 5);
-
 	ret = i2c->msg_idx;
 
 	/*