diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 3792531b7ab7..f7b4977d6649 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -1832,9 +1832,9 @@ static int tegra_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * domain.
 	 *
 	 * VI I2C device shouldn't be marked as IRQ-safe because VI I2C won't
-	 * be used for atomic transfers.
+	 * be used for atomic transfers. ACPI device is not IRQ safe also.
 	 */
-	if (!IS_VI(i2c_dev))
+	if (!IS_VI(i2c_dev) && !has_acpi_companion(i2c_dev->dev))
 		pm_runtime_irq_safe(i2c_dev->dev);
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(i2c_dev->dev);