1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
index 2222c87876b9..b8feac5f2ef4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ i2c_davinci_xfer_msg(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msg, int stop)
 
         dev->terminate = 0;
 
-        /* write the data into mode register */
-        davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG, flag);
-
         /*
          * First byte should be set here, not after interrupt,
          * because transmit-data-ready interrupt can come before
@@ -371,6 +368,9 @@ i2c_davinci_xfer_msg(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msg, int stop)
                 dev->buf_len--;
         }
 
+        /* write the data into mode register; start transmitting */
+        davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG, flag);
+
         r = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&dev->cmd_complete,
                                                       dev->adapter.timeout);
         if (r == 0) {