diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
index d6bdb32397fb..3379cb16eeca 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
@@ -1606,13 +1606,11 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
 	if (IS_ERR(master->pclk))
 		return PTR_ERR(master->pclk);
 
-	master->core_rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive(&pdev->dev,
-								    "core_rst");
+	master->core_rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive_deasserted(&pdev->dev,
+										"core_rst");
 	if (IS_ERR(master->core_rst))
 		return PTR_ERR(master->core_rst);
 
-	reset_control_deassert(master->core_rst);
-
 	spin_lock_init(&master->xferqueue.lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&master->xferqueue.list);
 
@@ -1624,7 +1622,7 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
 			       dw_i3c_master_irq_handler, 0,
 			       dev_name(&pdev->dev), master);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_assert_rst;
+		return ret;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, master);
 
@@ -1673,9 +1671,6 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
 	pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 
-err_assert_rst:
-	reset_control_assert(master->core_rst);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_i3c_common_probe);