diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index 049331cebb7f..6d38a570dc12 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -883,9 +883,6 @@ omap_i2c_isr_thread(int this_irq, void *dev_id)
 	u16 stat;
 	int err = 0, count = 0;
 
-	if (pm_runtime_suspended(dev->dev))
-		return IRQ_NONE;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock, flags);
 	do {
 		bits = omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_IE_REG);