diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
index 2018dbcf241e..d45ec26d51cb 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
@@ -462,6 +462,8 @@ static int lpi2c_imx_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
 		if (num == 1 && msgs[0].len == 0)
 			goto stop;
 
+		lpi2c_imx->rx_buf = NULL;
+		lpi2c_imx->tx_buf = NULL;
 		lpi2c_imx->delivered = 0;
 		lpi2c_imx->msglen = msgs[i].len;
 		init_completion(&lpi2c_imx->complete);