diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
index 3b91fa0ebdf9..03a29c797784 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
@@ -869,6 +869,12 @@ static ssize_t ti_sn_aux_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
 				     buf[i]);
 	}
 
+	/* Clear old status bits before start so we don't get confused */
+	regmap_write(pdata->regmap, SN_AUX_CMD_STATUS_REG,
+		     AUX_IRQ_STATUS_NAT_I2C_FAIL |
+		     AUX_IRQ_STATUS_AUX_RPLY_TOUT |
+		     AUX_IRQ_STATUS_AUX_SHORT);
+
 	regmap_write(pdata->regmap, SN_AUX_CMD_REG, request_val | AUX_CMD_SEND);
 
 	ret = regmap_read_poll_timeout(pdata->regmap, SN_AUX_CMD_REG, val,