diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 343b09a109b3a..29e12cae55a42 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ struct tegra_i2c_dev {
 	u32 bus_clk_rate;
 	u16 clk_divisor_non_hs_mode;
 	bool is_multimaster_mode;
+	/* xfer_lock: lock to serialize transfer submission and processing */
 	spinlock_t xfer_lock;
 	struct dma_chan *tx_dma_chan;
 	struct dma_chan *rx_dma_chan;