1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 7ca81f42d14b..79eaa12474dd 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ int i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter * adap, struct i2c_msg *msgs, int num)
                 }
 #endif
 
-                mutex_lock(&adap->bus_lock);
+                mutex_lock_nested(&adap->bus_lock, adap->level);
                 ret = adap->algo->master_xfer(adap,msgs,num);
                 mutex_unlock(&adap->bus_lock);