diff --git a/sys/dev/i2c/lm_i2c.c b/sys/dev/i2c/lm_i2c.c
index b651363d41b9..dbbe0a7e77ed 100644
--- a/sys/dev/i2c/lm_i2c.c
+++ b/sys/dev/i2c/lm_i2c.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: lm_i2c.c,v 1.6 2020/06/24 19:11:49 jdolecek Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: lm_i2c.c,v 1.7 2021/06/13 09:48:44 mlelstv Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: lm_i2c.c,v 1.6 2020/06/24 19:11:49 jdolecek Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: lm_i2c.c,v 1.7 2021/06/13 09:48:44 mlelstv Exp $");
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ lm_i2c_readreg(struct lm_softc *lmsc, int reg)
 	struct lm_i2c_softc *sc = (struct lm_i2c_softc *)lmsc;
 	uint8_t cmd, data;
 
-	iic_acquire_bus(sc->sc_tag, 0);
+	if (iic_acquire_bus(sc->sc_tag, 0))
+		return 0;
 
 	cmd = reg;
 	iic_exec(sc->sc_tag, I2C_OP_READ_WITH_STOP,
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ lm_i2c_writereg(struct lm_softc *lmsc, int reg, uint8_t val)
 	struct lm_i2c_softc *sc = (struct lm_i2c_softc *)lmsc;
 	uint8_t cmd, data;
 
-	iic_acquire_bus(sc->sc_tag, 0);
+	if (iic_acquire_bus(sc->sc_tag, 0))
+		return;
 
 	cmd = reg;
 	data = val;
diff --git a/sys/dev/i2c/spdmem_i2c.c b/sys/dev/i2c/spdmem_i2c.c
index 0e53cd86b241..1b191181b696 100644
--- a/sys/dev/i2c/spdmem_i2c.c
+++ b/sys/dev/i2c/spdmem_i2c.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $NetBSD: spdmem_i2c.c,v 1.21 2021/01/27 02:29:48 thorpej Exp $ */
+/* $NetBSD: spdmem_i2c.c,v 1.22 2021/06/13 09:48:04 mlelstv Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicolas Joly
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: spdmem_i2c.c,v 1.21 2021/01/27 02:29:48 thorpej Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: spdmem_i2c.c,v 1.22 2021/06/13 09:48:04 mlelstv Exp $");
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/device.h>
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ spdmem_reset_page(struct spdmem_i2c_softc *sc)
 
 	reg = 0;
 
-	iic_acquire_bus(sc->sc_tag, 0);
+	rv = iic_acquire_bus(sc->sc_tag, 0);
+	if (rv)
+		return rv;
 
 	/*
 	 * Try to read byte 0 and 2. If it failed, it's not spdmem or a device
@@ -265,7 +267,9 @@ spdmem_i2c_read(struct spdmem_softc *softc, uint16_t addr, uint8_t *val)
 
 	reg = addr & 0xff;
 
-	iic_acquire_bus(sc->sc_tag, 0);
+	rv = iic_acquire_bus(sc->sc_tag, 0);
+	if (rv)
+		return rv;
 
 	if (addr & 0x100) {
 		rv = iic_exec(sc->sc_tag, I2C_OP_WRITE_WITH_STOP, sc->sc_page1,