diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
index 41c9d15c3..db3a5b80f 100755
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
@@ -796,6 +796,10 @@ static int rcar_i2c_do_reset(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Don't reset if a slave instance is currently running */
+	if (priv->slave)
+		return -EISCONN;
+
 	ret = reset_control_reset(priv->rstc);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1027,6 +1031,7 @@ static int rcar_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "smbus"))
 		priv->flags |= ID_P_HOST_NOTIFY;
 
+	/* R-Car Gen3+ needs a reset before every transfer */
 	if (priv->devtype >= I2C_RCAR_GEN3) {
 		priv->rstc = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(priv->rstc))
@@ -1035,6 +1040,9 @@ static int rcar_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = reset_control_status(priv->rstc);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_pm_put;
+
+		/* hard reset disturbs HostNotify local target, so disable it */
+		priv->flags &= ~ID_P_HOST_NOTIFY;
 	}
 
 	ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);