diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
index 0081354d91e1..e1a4338bc51e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
@@ -1510,11 +1510,6 @@ static int lpi2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		lpi2c_imx->bitrate = I2C_MAX_STANDARD_MODE_FREQ;
 
-	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, lpi2c_imx->irq, lpi2c_imx_isr, IRQF_NO_SUSPEND,
-			       pdev->name, lpi2c_imx);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	i2c_set_adapdata(&lpi2c_imx->adapter, lpi2c_imx);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, lpi2c_imx);
 
@@ -1550,6 +1545,20 @@ static int lpi2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 
+	/*
+	 * Reset all internal controller registers of both Master and Target
+	 * to avoid effects of previous status.
+	 */
+	writel(MCR_RST, lpi2c_imx->base + LPI2C_MCR);
+	writel(SCR_RST, lpi2c_imx->base + LPI2C_SCR);
+	writel(0, lpi2c_imx->base + LPI2C_MCR);
+	writel(0, lpi2c_imx->base + LPI2C_SCR);
+
+	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, lpi2c_imx->irq, lpi2c_imx_isr, IRQF_NO_SUSPEND,
+			       pdev->name, lpi2c_imx);
+	if (ret)
+		goto rpm_disable;
+
 	temp = readl(lpi2c_imx->base + LPI2C_PARAM);
 	lpi2c_imx->txfifosize = 1 << (temp & 0x0f);
 	lpi2c_imx->rxfifosize = 1 << ((temp >> 8) & 0x0f);