diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sprd.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sprd.c
index 25fcc3c1e32b..2fdad63a23a1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sprd.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sprd.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct sprd_i2c {
 	u32 count;
 	int irq;
 	int err;
+	bool is_suspended;
 };
 
 static void sprd_i2c_set_count(struct sprd_i2c *i2c_dev, u32 count)
@@ -283,6 +284,9 @@ static int sprd_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap,
 	struct sprd_i2c *i2c_dev = i2c_adap->algo_data;
 	int im, ret;
 
+	if (i2c_dev->is_suspended)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(i2c_dev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -586,11 +590,23 @@ static int sprd_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int __maybe_unused sprd_i2c_suspend_noirq(struct device *pdev)
 {
+	struct sprd_i2c *i2c_dev = dev_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	i2c_lock_adapter(&i2c_dev->adap);
+	i2c_dev->is_suspended = true;
+	i2c_unlock_adapter(&i2c_dev->adap);
+
 	return pm_runtime_force_suspend(pdev);
 }
 
 static int __maybe_unused sprd_i2c_resume_noirq(struct device *pdev)
 {
+	struct sprd_i2c *i2c_dev = dev_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	i2c_lock_adapter(&i2c_dev->adap);
+	i2c_dev->is_suspended = false;
+	i2c_unlock_adapter(&i2c_dev->adap);
+
 	return pm_runtime_force_resume(pdev);
 }