diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index 17476ecd97829ccf1849ee253f7d992da0d7dab7..5ca0e0010a0e76ea6909374fda900ce65214e40b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -181,22 +181,26 @@ static void omap_i2c_unidle(struct omap_i2c_dev *dev)
 	if (dev->iclk != NULL)
 		clk_enable(dev->iclk);
 	clk_enable(dev->fclk);
+	dev->idle = 0;
 	if (dev->iestate)
 		omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_IE_REG, dev->iestate);
-	dev->idle = 0;
 }
 
 static void omap_i2c_idle(struct omap_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
 	u16 iv;
 
-	dev->idle = 1;
 	dev->iestate = omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_IE_REG);
 	omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_IE_REG, 0);
-	if (dev->rev1)
+	if (dev->rev1) {
 		iv = omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_IV_REG);	/* Read clears */
-	else
+	} else {
 		omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_STAT_REG, dev->iestate);
+
+		/* Flush posted write before the dev->idle store occurs */
+		omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_STAT_REG);
+	}
+	dev->idle = 1;
 	clk_disable(dev->fclk);
 	if (dev->iclk != NULL)
 		clk_disable(dev->iclk);