diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 6aab84c8d22b..c0a7057d4f0a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -248,8 +248,7 @@ struct tegra_i2c_hw_feature {
  * @msg_read: indicates that the transfer is a read access
  * @timings: i2c timings information like bus frequency
  * @multimaster_mode: indicates that I2C controller is in multi-master mode
- * @tx_dma_chan: DMA transmit channel
- * @rx_dma_chan: DMA receive channel
+ * @dma_chan: DMA channel
  * @dma_phys: handle to DMA resources
  * @dma_buf: pointer to allocated DMA buffer
  * @dma_buf_size: DMA buffer size
@@ -281,8 +280,7 @@ struct tegra_i2c_dev {
 	u8 *msg_buf;
 
 	struct completion dma_complete;
-	struct dma_chan *tx_dma_chan;
-	struct dma_chan *rx_dma_chan;
+	struct dma_chan *dma_chan;
 	unsigned int dma_buf_size;
 	struct device *dma_dev;
 	dma_addr_t dma_phys;
@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_dma_submit(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev, size_t len)
 	reinit_completion(&i2c_dev->dma_complete);
 
 	dir = i2c_dev->msg_read ? DMA_DEV_TO_MEM : DMA_MEM_TO_DEV;
-	chan = i2c_dev->msg_read ? i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan : i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan;
+	chan = i2c_dev->dma_chan;
 
 	dma_desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_single(chan, i2c_dev->dma_phys,
 					       len, dir, DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT |
@@ -426,14 +424,9 @@ static void tegra_i2c_release_dma(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev)
 		i2c_dev->dma_buf = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan) {
-		dma_release_channel(i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan);
-		i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan) {
-		dma_release_channel(i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan);
-		i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan = NULL;
+	if (i2c_dev->dma_chan) {
+		dma_release_channel(i2c_dev->dma_chan);
+		i2c_dev->dma_chan = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -457,21 +450,17 @@ static int tegra_i2c_init_dma(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	chan = dma_request_chan(i2c_dev->dev, "rx");
-	if (IS_ERR(chan)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(chan);
-		goto err_out;
-	}
-
-	i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan = chan;
-
+	/* The same channel will be used for both Rx and Tx.
+	 * Keeping the name as tx for backward compatibility with
+	 * existing devicetrees.
+	 */
 	chan = dma_request_chan(i2c_dev->dev, "tx");
 	if (IS_ERR(chan)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(chan);
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan = chan;
+	i2c_dev->dma_chan = chan;
 
 	WARN_ON(i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan->device != i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan->device);
 	i2c_dev->dma_dev = chan->device->dev;
@@ -974,11 +963,7 @@ static irqreturn_t tegra_i2c_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		dvc_writel(i2c_dev, DVC_STATUS_I2C_DONE_INTR, DVC_STATUS);
 
 	if (i2c_dev->dma_mode) {
-		if (i2c_dev->msg_read)
-			dmaengine_terminate_async(i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan);
-		else
-			dmaengine_terminate_async(i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan);
-
+		dmaengine_terminate_async(i2c_dev->dma_chan);
 		complete(&i2c_dev->dma_complete);
 	}
 
@@ -1008,8 +993,8 @@ static void tegra_i2c_config_fifo_trig(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 		else
 			dma_burst = 8;
 
+		chan = i2c_dev->dma_chan;
 		if (i2c_dev->msg_read) {
-			chan = i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan;
 			reg_offset = tegra_i2c_reg_addr(i2c_dev, I2C_RX_FIFO);
 
 			slv_config.src_addr = i2c_dev->base_phys + reg_offset;
@@ -1021,7 +1006,6 @@ static void tegra_i2c_config_fifo_trig(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 			else
 				val = I2C_FIFO_CONTROL_RX_TRIG(dma_burst);
 		} else {
-			chan = i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan;
 			reg_offset = tegra_i2c_reg_addr(i2c_dev, I2C_TX_FIFO);
 
 			slv_config.dst_addr = i2c_dev->base_phys + reg_offset;
@@ -1333,13 +1317,8 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 		 * performs synchronization after the transfer's termination
 		 * and we want to get a completion if transfer succeeded.
 		 */
-		dmaengine_synchronize(i2c_dev->msg_read ?
-				      i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan :
-				      i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan);
-
-		dmaengine_terminate_sync(i2c_dev->msg_read ?
-					 i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan :
-					 i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan);
+		dmaengine_synchronize(i2c_dev->dma_chan);
+		dmaengine_terminate_sync(i2c_dev->dma_chan);
 
 		if (!time_left && !completion_done(&i2c_dev->dma_complete)) {
 			dev_err(i2c_dev->dev, "DMA transfer timed out\n");
