diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index d09512e..c6db76e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -615,11 +615,10 @@ static int omap_i2c_xfer_msg(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 	if (dev->cmd_err & OMAP_I2C_STAT_NACK) {
 		if (msg->flags & I2C_M_IGNORE_NAK)
 			return 0;
-		if (stop) {
-			w = omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG);
-			w |= OMAP_I2C_CON_STP;
-			omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG, w);
-		}
+
+		w = omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG);
+		w |= OMAP_I2C_CON_STP;
+		omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG, w);
 		return -EREMOTEIO;
 	}
 	return -EIO;