diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-eg20t.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-eg20t.c
index 318e6a5..a1bf62d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-eg20t.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-eg20t.c
@@ -318,11 +318,13 @@
 
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		pch_err(adap, "timeout: %x\n", adap->pch_event_flag);
+		adap->pch_event_flag = 0;
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
 	if (adap->pch_event_flag & I2C_ERROR_MASK) {
 		pch_err(adap, "error bits set: %x\n", adap->pch_event_flag);
+		adap->pch_event_flag = 0;
 		return -EIO;
 	}