diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
index b13166e94d89..aecdeec57997 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ static irqreturn_t xiic_process(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct xiic_i2c *i2c = dev_id;
 	u32 pend, isr, ier;
 	u32 clr = 0;
+	int xfer_more = 0;
+	int wakeup_req = 0;
+	int wakeup_code = 0;
 
 	/* Get the interrupt Status from the IPIF. There is no clearing of
 	 * interrupts in the IPIF. Interrupts must be cleared at the source.
@@ -411,10 +414,14 @@ static irqreturn_t xiic_process(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		 */
 		xiic_reinit(i2c);
 
-		if (i2c->rx_msg)
-			xiic_wakeup(i2c, STATE_ERROR);
-		if (i2c->tx_msg)
-			xiic_wakeup(i2c, STATE_ERROR);
+		if (i2c->rx_msg) {
+			wakeup_req = 1;
+			wakeup_code = STATE_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (i2c->tx_msg) {
+			wakeup_req = 1;
+			wakeup_code = STATE_ERROR;
+		}
 	}
 	if (pend & XIIC_INTR_RX_FULL_MASK) {
 		/* Receive register/FIFO is full */
@@ -448,8 +455,7 @@ static irqreturn_t xiic_process(int irq, void *dev_id)
 				i2c->tx_msg++;
 				dev_dbg(i2c->adap.dev.parent,
 					"%s will start next...\n", __func__);
-
-				__xiic_start_xfer(i2c);
+				xfer_more = 1;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -463,11 +469,13 @@ static irqreturn_t xiic_process(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		if (!i2c->tx_msg)
 			goto out;
 
-		if ((i2c->nmsgs == 1) && !i2c->rx_msg &&
-			xiic_tx_space(i2c) == 0)
-			xiic_wakeup(i2c, STATE_DONE);
+		wakeup_req = 1;
+
+		if (i2c->nmsgs == 1 && !i2c->rx_msg &&
+		    xiic_tx_space(i2c) == 0)
+			wakeup_code = STATE_DONE;
 		else
-			xiic_wakeup(i2c, STATE_ERROR);
+			wakeup_code = STATE_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (pend & (XIIC_INTR_TX_EMPTY_MASK | XIIC_INTR_TX_HALF_MASK)) {
 		/* Transmit register/FIFO is empty or ½ empty */
@@ -491,7 +499,7 @@ static irqreturn_t xiic_process(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			if (i2c->nmsgs > 1) {
 				i2c->nmsgs--;
 				i2c->tx_msg++;
-				__xiic_start_xfer(i2c);
+				xfer_more = 1;
 			} else {
 				xiic_irq_dis(i2c, XIIC_INTR_TX_HALF_MASK);
 
@@ -509,6 +517,13 @@ static irqreturn_t xiic_process(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	dev_dbg(i2c->adap.dev.parent, "%s clr: 0x%x\n", __func__, clr);
 
 	xiic_setreg32(i2c, XIIC_IISR_OFFSET, clr);
+	if (xfer_more)
+		__xiic_start_xfer(i2c);
+	if (wakeup_req)
+		xiic_wakeup(i2c, wakeup_code);
+
+	WARN_ON(xfer_more && wakeup_req);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&i2c->lock);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }