diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-riic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-riic.c
index aa3e4f430b113..d7dddd6c296a2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-riic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-riic.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/iopoll.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@
 #define ICCR1_ICE	BIT(7)
 #define ICCR1_IICRST	BIT(6)
 #define ICCR1_SOWP	BIT(4)
+#define ICCR1_SCLI	BIT(1)
+#define ICCR1_SDAI	BIT(0)
 
 #define ICCR2_BBSY	BIT(7)
 #define ICCR2_SP	BIT(3)
@@ -136,6 +139,27 @@ static inline void riic_clear_set_bit(struct riic_dev *riic, u8 clear, u8 set, u
 	riic_writeb(riic, (riic_readb(riic, reg) & ~clear) | set, reg);
 }
 
+static int riic_bus_barrier(struct riic_dev *riic)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u8 val;
+
+	/*
+	 * The SDA line can still be low even when BBSY = 0. Therefore, after checking
+	 * the BBSY flag, also verify that the SDA and SCL lines are not being held low.
+	 */
+	ret = readb_poll_timeout(riic->base + riic->info->regs[RIIC_ICCR2], val,
+				 !(val & ICCR2_BBSY), 10, riic->adapter.timeout);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if ((riic_readb(riic, RIIC_ICCR1) & (ICCR1_SDAI | ICCR1_SCLI)) !=
+	     (ICCR1_SDAI | ICCR1_SCLI))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int riic_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
 {
 	struct riic_dev *riic = i2c_get_adapdata(adap);
@@ -148,13 +172,11 @@ static int riic_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (riic_readb(riic, RIIC_ICCR2) & ICCR2_BBSY) {
-		riic->err = -EBUSY;
+	riic->err = riic_bus_barrier(riic);
+	if (riic->err)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	reinit_completion(&riic->msg_done);
-	riic->err = 0;
 
 	riic_writeb(riic, 0, RIIC_ICSR2);