diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
index d7840ff69e59..a3e8e01a35c9 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
@@ -546,18 +546,25 @@ static bool hci_dma_dequeue_xfer(struct i3c_hci *hci,
 	struct hci_rh_data *rh = &rings->headers[xfer_list[0].ring_number];
 	unsigned int i;
 	bool did_unqueue = false;
+	u32 ring_status;
 
 	guard(mutex)(&hci->control_mutex);
 
-	/* stop the ring */
-	rh_reg_write(RING_CONTROL, RING_CTRL_ABORT);
-	if (wait_for_completion_timeout(&rh->op_done, HZ) == 0) {
-		/*
-		 * We're deep in it if ever this condition is ever met.
-		 * Hardware might still be writing to memory, etc.
-		 */
-		dev_crit(&hci->master.dev, "unable to abort the ring\n");
-		WARN_ON(1);
+	ring_status = rh_reg_read(RING_STATUS);
+	if (ring_status & RING_STATUS_RUNNING) {
+		/* stop the ring */
+		reinit_completion(&rh->op_done);
+		rh_reg_write(RING_CONTROL, RING_CTRL_ENABLE | RING_CTRL_ABORT);
+		wait_for_completion_timeout(&rh->op_done, HZ);
+		ring_status = rh_reg_read(RING_STATUS);
+		if (ring_status & RING_STATUS_RUNNING) {
+			/*
+			 * We're deep in it if ever this condition is ever met.
+			 * Hardware might still be writing to memory, etc.
+			 */
+			dev_crit(&hci->master.dev, "unable to abort the ring\n");
+			WARN_ON(1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&hci->lock);