diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c b/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
index 33603b019f97..ef3b5c77c38e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ static int mcp_i2c_smbus_read(struct mcp2221 *mcp,
 				usleep_range(90, 100);
 				retries++;
 			} else {
+				usleep_range(980, 1000);
+				mcp_cancel_last_cmd(mcp);
 				return ret;
 			}
 		} else {