diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-aspeed.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-aspeed.c
index b915dfcff..c2f86fc4c 100755
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-aspeed.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-aspeed.c
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ struct aspeed_i2c_bus {
 
 static int aspeed_i2c_reset(struct aspeed_i2c_bus *bus);
 
+/* precondition: bus.lock has been acquired. */
+static void aspeed_i2c_do_stop(struct aspeed_i2c_bus *bus)
+{
+	bus->master_state = ASPEED_I2C_MASTER_STOP;
+	writel(ASPEED_I2CD_M_STOP_CMD, bus->base + ASPEED_I2C_CMD_REG);
+}
+
 static int aspeed_i2c_recover_bus(struct aspeed_i2c_bus *bus)
 {
 	unsigned long time_left, flags;
@@ -189,7 +196,7 @@ static int aspeed_i2c_recover_bus(struct aspeed_i2c_bus *bus)
 			command);
 
 		reinit_completion(&bus->cmd_complete);
-		writel(ASPEED_I2CD_M_STOP_CMD, bus->base + ASPEED_I2C_CMD_REG);
+		aspeed_i2c_do_stop(bus);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bus->lock, flags);
 
 		time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(
@@ -385,13 +392,6 @@ static void aspeed_i2c_do_start(struct aspeed_i2c_bus *bus)
 	writel(command, bus->base + ASPEED_I2C_CMD_REG);
 }
 
-/* precondition: bus.lock has been acquired. */
-static void aspeed_i2c_do_stop(struct aspeed_i2c_bus *bus)
-{
-	bus->master_state = ASPEED_I2C_MASTER_STOP;
-	writel(ASPEED_I2CD_M_STOP_CMD, bus->base + ASPEED_I2C_CMD_REG);
-}
-
 /* precondition: bus.lock has been acquired. */
 static void aspeed_i2c_next_msg_or_stop(struct aspeed_i2c_bus *bus)
 {