diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
index 481a4eaaa28d..f591da26916f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
@@ -160,40 +160,32 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	dev->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive(device, NULL);
+	dev->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive_deasserted(device, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev->rst))
 		return dev_err_probe(device, PTR_ERR(dev->rst), "failed to acquire reset\n");
 
-	reset_control_deassert(dev->rst);
-
 	ret = i2c_dw_fw_parse_and_configure(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto exit_reset;
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = i2c_dw_probe_lock_support(dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err_probe(device, ret, "failed to probe lock support\n");
-		goto exit_reset;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(device, ret, "failed to probe lock support\n");
 
 	i2c_dw_configure(dev);
 
 	/* Optional interface clock */
 	dev->pclk = devm_clk_get_optional(device, "pclk");
-	if (IS_ERR(dev->pclk)) {
-		ret = dev_err_probe(device, PTR_ERR(dev->pclk), "failed to acquire pclk\n");
-		goto exit_reset;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(dev->pclk))
+		return dev_err_probe(device, PTR_ERR(dev->pclk), "failed to acquire pclk\n");
 
 	dev->clk = devm_clk_get_optional(device, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(dev->clk)) {
-		ret = dev_err_probe(device, PTR_ERR(dev->clk), "failed to acquire clock\n");
-		goto exit_reset;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(dev->clk))
+		return dev_err_probe(device, PTR_ERR(dev->clk), "failed to acquire clock\n");
 
 	ret = i2c_dw_prepare_clk(dev, true);
 	if (ret)
-		goto exit_reset;
+		return ret;
 
 	if (dev->clk) {
 		struct i2c_timings *t = &dev->timings;
@@ -241,8 +233,6 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 exit_probe:
 	dw_i2c_plat_pm_cleanup(dev);
 	i2c_dw_prepare_clk(dev, false);
-exit_reset:
-	reset_control_assert(dev->rst);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -262,8 +252,6 @@ static void dw_i2c_plat_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dw_i2c_plat_pm_cleanup(dev);
 
 	i2c_dw_prepare_clk(dev, false);
-
-	reset_control_assert(dev->rst);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id dw_i2c_of_match[] = {