diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-msm-geni.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-msm-geni.c
index c850bdce9f70..d1c7af60c50f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-msm-geni.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-msm-geni.c
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ err_ret:
 
 static int geni_i2c_prepare(struct geni_i2c_dev *gi2c)
 {
+	u32 geni_ios = 0;
+
 	if (gi2c->se_mode == UNINITIALIZED) {
 		int proto = get_se_proto(gi2c->base);
 		u32 se_mode;
@@ -254,6 +256,16 @@ static int geni_i2c_prepare(struct geni_i2c_dev *gi2c)
 			return -ENXIO;
 		}
 
+		geni_ios = geni_read_reg_nolog(gi2c->base, SE_GENI_IOS);
+		if ((geni_ios & 0x3) != 0x3) { //SCL:b'1, SDA:b'0
+			GENI_SE_DBG(gi2c->ipcl, true, gi2c->dev,
+			"IO lines not in good state, Check power to slave\n");
+
+			if (!gi2c->is_le_vm)
+				se_geni_resources_off(&gi2c->i2c_rsc);
+			return -ENXIO;
+		}
+
 		se_mode = readl_relaxed(gi2c->base +
 					GENI_IF_FIFO_DISABLE_RO);
 		if (se_mode) {