diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-msm-v2.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-msm-v2.c
index 870f69879237..31e4dc74aa83 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-msm-v2.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-msm-v2.c
@@ -2886,6 +2886,7 @@ static int i2c_msm_frmwrk_reg(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	ctrl->adapter.nr = pdev->id;
 	ctrl->adapter.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	ctrl->adapter.dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	ctrl->adapter.retries = I2C_MSM_MAX_RETRIES;
 	ret = i2c_add_numbered_adapter(&ctrl->adapter);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(ctrl->dev, "error i2c_add_adapter failed\n");
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c/i2c-msm-v2.h b/include/linux/i2c/i2c-msm-v2.h
index 26cd52644f8d..cf695beaa4a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c/i2c-msm-v2.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c/i2c-msm-v2.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enum msm_i2_debug_level {
 #define MASK_IS_SET_BOOL(val, mask) (MASK_IS_SET(val, mask) ? 1 : 0)
 #define KHz(freq) (1000 * freq)
 #define I2C_MSM_CLK_FAST_PLUS_FREQ  (1000000)
+#define I2C_MSM_MAX_RETRIES 5
 
 /* QUP Registers */
 enum {