diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c
index f31d352d98b5..9d88b4fa03e4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ err_release_lock:
 void __i2c_dw_disable(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct i2c_timings *t = &dev->timings;
-	unsigned int raw_intr_stats;
+	unsigned int raw_intr_stats, ic_stats;
 	unsigned int enable;
 	int timeout = 100;
 	bool abort_needed;
@@ -532,9 +532,11 @@ void __i2c_dw_disable(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	regmap_read(dev->map, DW_IC_RAW_INTR_STAT, &raw_intr_stats);
+	regmap_read(dev->map, DW_IC_STATUS, &ic_stats);
 	regmap_read(dev->map, DW_IC_ENABLE, &enable);
 
-	abort_needed = raw_intr_stats & DW_IC_INTR_MST_ON_HOLD;
+	abort_needed = (raw_intr_stats & DW_IC_INTR_MST_ON_HOLD) ||
+			(ic_stats & DW_IC_STATUS_MASTER_HOLD_TX_FIFO_EMPTY);
 	if (abort_needed) {
 		if (!(enable & DW_IC_ENABLE_ENABLE)) {
 			regmap_write(dev->map, DW_IC_ENABLE, DW_IC_ENABLE_ENABLE);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
index 8e8854ec9882..2d32896d0673 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 #define DW_IC_STATUS_RFNE			BIT(3)
 #define DW_IC_STATUS_MASTER_ACTIVITY		BIT(5)
 #define DW_IC_STATUS_SLAVE_ACTIVITY		BIT(6)
+#define DW_IC_STATUS_MASTER_HOLD_TX_FIFO_EMPTY	BIT(7)
 
 #define DW_IC_SDA_HOLD_RX_SHIFT			16
 #define DW_IC_SDA_HOLD_RX_MASK			GENMASK(23, 16)