diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
index 83b553e1ab0b..8e27fb6f18f5 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ static int hci_dma_queue_xfer(struct i3c_hci *hci,
 		u32 *ring_data = rh->xfer + rh->xfer_struct_sz * enqueue_ptr;
 
 		xfer->final_xfer = xfer_list + n - 1;
+		xfer->xfer_list_pos = i;
 
 		/* store cmd descriptor */
 		*ring_data++ = xfer->cmd_desc[0];
@@ -669,6 +670,20 @@ static bool hci_dma_dequeue_xfer(struct i3c_hci *hci,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * A software ABORT may race with transfer completion and abort the next
+	 * transfer list instead. Detect that case, and do not restart the ring.
+	 * It will be handled by a subsequent dequeue.
+	 */
+	if (!did_unqueue) {
+		struct hci_xfer *xfer = rh->src_xfers[rh->done_ptr];
+
+		if (xfer && xfer->xfer_list_pos && xfer->final_xfer != xfer_list->final_xfer) {
+			spin_unlock_irq(&hci->lock);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* restart the ring */
 	reinit_completion(&rh->op_done);
 	mipi_i3c_hci_resume(hci);
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/hci.h b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/hci.h
index f07fc627d4d2..83d4f13a68a3 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/hci.h
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/hci.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct hci_xfer {
 			struct hci_xfer *final_xfer;
 			int ring_number;
 			int ring_entry;
+			int xfer_list_pos;
 		};
 	};
 };