diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
index ab928613afba44a9785de522dae97d865eb63468..4d82761e1585eaf0cc02f102860b08d366ab5216 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
@@ -480,7 +480,10 @@ static int i2c_s3c_irq_nextbyte(struct s3c24xx_i2c *i2c, unsigned long iicstat)
 					 * forces us to send a new START
 					 * when we change direction
 					 */
+					dev_dbg(i2c->dev,
+						"missing START before write->read\n");
 					s3c24xx_i2c_stop(i2c, -EINVAL);
+					break;
 				}
 
 				goto retry_write;