diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index d4d853680ae4..a4abf7dc9576 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_dma_xfer(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 		goto err_desc;
 	}
 
+	reinit_completion(&dma->cmd_complete);
 	txdesc->callback = i2c_imx_dma_callback;
 	txdesc->callback_param = i2c_imx;
 	if (dma_submit_error(dmaengine_submit(txdesc))) {
@@ -631,7 +632,6 @@ static int i2c_imx_dma_write(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 	 * The first byte must be transmitted by the CPU.
 	 */
 	imx_i2c_write_reg(msgs->addr << 1, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2DR);
-	reinit_completion(&i2c_imx->dma->cmd_complete);
 	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(
 				&i2c_imx->dma->cmd_complete,
 				msecs_to_jiffies(DMA_TIMEOUT));
@@ -690,7 +690,6 @@ static int i2c_imx_dma_read(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 	if (result)
 		return result;
 
-	reinit_completion(&i2c_imx->dma->cmd_complete);
 	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(
 				&i2c_imx->dma->cmd_complete,
 				msecs_to_jiffies(DMA_TIMEOUT));