diff --git a/drivers/st/pmic/stm32mp_pmic.c b/drivers/st/pmic/stm32mp_pmic.c
index b2bb482f9d626bbb23b1e8c17c9e5b60ae3703bd..2e925826d1aade0448c0b63d0c33287ac7a8140f 100644
--- a/drivers/st/pmic/stm32mp_pmic.c
+++ b/drivers/st/pmic/stm32mp_pmic.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, STMicroelectronics - All Rights Reserved
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2021, STMicroelectronics - All Rights Reserved
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ bool initialize_pmic_i2c(void)
 	i2c->i2c_base_addr		= i2c_info.base;
 	i2c->dt_status			= i2c_info.status;
 	i2c->clock			= i2c_info.clock;
+	i2c->i2c_state			= I2C_STATE_RESET;
 	i2c_init.own_address1		= pmic_i2c_addr;
 	i2c_init.addressing_mode	= I2C_ADDRESSINGMODE_7BIT;
 	i2c_init.dual_address_mode	= I2C_DUALADDRESS_DISABLE;