diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
index d0c4b3019e41..1327f29f1e93 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ static void rcar_i2c_init(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
 
 }
 
+static void rcar_i2c_reset_slave(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
+{
+	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSIER, 0);
+	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSSR, 0);
+	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSCR, SDBS);
+	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSAR, 0); /* Gen2: must be 0 if not using slave */
+}
+
 static int rcar_i2c_bus_barrier(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -863,11 +871,8 @@ static int rcar_unreg_slave(struct i2c_client *slave)
 
 	/* ensure no irq is running before clearing ptr */
 	disable_irq(priv->irq);
-	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSIER, 0);
-	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSSR, 0);
+	rcar_i2c_reset_slave(priv);
 	enable_irq(priv->irq);
-	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSCR, SDBS);
-	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSAR, 0); /* Gen2: must be 0 if not using slave */
 
 	priv->slave = NULL;
 
@@ -973,7 +978,9 @@ static int rcar_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_pm_put;
 
-	rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSAR, 0); /* Gen2: must be 0 if not using slave */
+	/* Bring hardware to known state */
+	rcar_i2c_init(priv);
+	rcar_i2c_reset_slave(priv);
 
 	if (priv->devtype == I2C_RCAR_GEN3) {
 		priv->rstc = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, NULL);