diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index ef73483efb84..00fd02ec1b65 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -763,17 +763,25 @@ omap_i2c_rev1_isr(int this_irq, void *dev_id)
  */
 static int errata_omap3_1p153(struct omap_i2c_dev *dev, u16 *stat, int *err)
 {
-	while (!(*stat & OMAP_I2C_STAT_XUDF)) {
+	unsigned long timeout = 10000;
+
+	while (--timeout && !(*stat & OMAP_I2C_STAT_XUDF)) {
 		if (*stat & (OMAP_I2C_STAT_NACK | OMAP_I2C_STAT_AL)) {
 			omap_i2c_ack_stat(dev, *stat & (OMAP_I2C_STAT_XRDY |
 							OMAP_I2C_STAT_XDR));
 			*err |= OMAP_I2C_STAT_XUDF;
 			return -ETIMEDOUT;
 		}
+
 		cpu_relax();
 		*stat = omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_STAT_REG);
 	}
 
+	if (!timeout) {
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "timeout waiting on XUDF bit\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }