diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
index 352b4e7..2222c87 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
 
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 #include <mach/i2c.h>
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 /* ----- global defines ----------------------------------------------- */
 
 #define DAVINCI_I2C_TIMEOUT	(1*HZ)
+#define DAVINCI_I2C_MAX_TRIES	2
 #define I2C_DAVINCI_INTR_ALL    (DAVINCI_I2C_IMR_AAS | \
 				 DAVINCI_I2C_IMR_SCD | \
 				 DAVINCI_I2C_IMR_ARDY | \
@@ -131,6 +133,44 @@
 	return __raw_readw(i2c_dev->base + reg);
 }
 
+/* Generate a pulse on the i2c clock pin. */
+static void generic_i2c_clock_pulse(unsigned int scl_pin)
+{
+	u16 i;
+
+	if (scl_pin) {
+		/* Send high and low on the SCL line */
+		for (i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+			gpio_set_value(scl_pin, 0);
+			udelay(20);
+			gpio_set_value(scl_pin, 1);
+			udelay(20);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/* This routine does i2c bus recovery as specified in the
+ * i2c protocol Rev. 03 section 3.16 titled "Bus clear"
+ */
+static void i2c_recover_bus(struct davinci_i2c_dev *dev)
+{
+	u32 flag = 0;
+	struct davinci_i2c_platform_data *pdata = dev->dev->platform_data;
+
+	dev_err(dev->dev, "initiating i2c bus recovery\n");
+	/* Send NACK to the slave */
+	flag = davinci_i2c_read_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG);
+	flag |=  DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_NACK;
+	/* write the data into mode register */
+	davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG, flag);
+	if (pdata)
+		generic_i2c_clock_pulse(pdata->scl_pin);
+	/* Send STOP */
+	flag = davinci_i2c_read_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG);
+	flag |= DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_STP;
+	davinci_i2c_write_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_MDR_REG, flag);
+}
+
 static inline void davinci_i2c_reset_ctrl(struct davinci_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 								int val)
 {
@@ -236,14 +276,22 @@
 					 char allow_sleep)
 {
 	unsigned long timeout;
+	static u16 to_cnt;
 
 	timeout = jiffies + dev->adapter.timeout;
 	while (davinci_i2c_read_reg(dev, DAVINCI_I2C_STR_REG)
 	       & DAVINCI_I2C_STR_BB) {
-		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout)) {
-			dev_warn(dev->dev,
-				 "timeout waiting for bus ready\n");
-			return -ETIMEDOUT;
+		if (to_cnt <= DAVINCI_I2C_MAX_TRIES) {
+			if (time_after(jiffies, timeout)) {
+				dev_warn(dev->dev,
+				"timeout waiting for bus ready\n");
+				to_cnt++;
+				return -ETIMEDOUT;
+			} else {
+				to_cnt = 0;
+				i2c_recover_bus(dev);
+				i2c_davinci_init(dev);
+			}
 		}
 		if (allow_sleep)
 			schedule_timeout(1);
@@ -327,6 +375,7 @@
 						      dev->adapter.timeout);
 	if (r == 0) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "controller timed out\n");
+		i2c_recover_bus(dev);
 		i2c_davinci_init(dev);
 		dev->buf_len = 0;
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;