diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 83e74b8baf67..b15829ff2aab 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ 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
@@ -283,8 +282,7 @@ struct tegra_i2c_dev {
 	__u16 msg_len;
 
 	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;
@@ -393,16 +391,14 @@ static int tegra_i2c_dma_submit(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev, size_t len)
 {
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *dma_desc;
 	enum dma_transfer_direction dir;
-	struct dma_chan *chan;
 
 	dev_dbg(i2c_dev->dev, "starting DMA for length: %zu\n", 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;
 
-	dma_desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_single(chan, i2c_dev->dma_phys,
+	dma_desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_single(i2c_dev->dma_chan, i2c_dev->dma_phys,
 					       len, dir, DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT |
 					       DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 	if (!dma_desc) {
@@ -415,7 +411,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_dma_submit(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev, size_t len)
 	dma_desc->callback_param = i2c_dev;
 
 	dmaengine_submit(dma_desc);
-	dma_async_issue_pending(chan);
+	dma_async_issue_pending(i2c_dev->dma_chan);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -428,20 +424,14 @@ 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;
 	}
 }
 
 static int tegra_i2c_init_dma(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev)
 {
-	struct dma_chan *chan;
 	dma_addr_t dma_phys;
 	u32 *dma_buf;
 	int err;
@@ -459,25 +449,18 @@ 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;
-
-	chan = dma_request_chan(i2c_dev->dev, "tx");
-	if (IS_ERR(chan)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(chan);
+	/*
+	 * The same channel will be used for both RX and TX.
+	 * Keeping the name as "tx" for backward compatibility
+	 * with existing devicetrees.
+	 */
+	i2c_dev->dma_chan = dma_request_chan(i2c_dev->dev, "tx");
+	if (IS_ERR(i2c_dev->dma_chan)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(i2c_dev->dma_chan);
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan = chan;
-
-	WARN_ON(i2c_dev->tx_dma_chan->device != i2c_dev->rx_dma_chan->device);
-	i2c_dev->dma_dev = chan->device->dev;
-
+	i2c_dev->dma_dev = i2c_dev->dma_chan->device->dev;
 	i2c_dev->dma_buf_size = i2c_dev->hw->quirks->max_write_len +
 				I2C_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
 
@@ -976,11 +959,7 @@ 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);
 	}
 
@@ -994,7 +973,6 @@ static void tegra_i2c_config_fifo_trig(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 {
 	struct dma_slave_config slv_config = {0};
 	u32 val, reg, dma_burst, reg_offset;
-	struct dma_chan *chan;
 	int err;
 
 	if (i2c_dev->hw->has_mst_fifo)
@@ -1011,7 +989,6 @@ static void tegra_i2c_config_fifo_trig(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 			dma_burst = 8;
 
 		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;
@@ -1023,7 +1000,6 @@ 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;
@@ -1037,7 +1013,7 @@ static void tegra_i2c_config_fifo_trig(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 		}
 
 		slv_config.device_fc = true;
-		err = dmaengine_slave_config(chan, &slv_config);
+		err = dmaengine_slave_config(i2c_dev->dma_chan, &slv_config);
 		if (err) {
 			dev_err(i2c_dev->dev, "DMA config failed: %d\n", err);
 			dev_err(i2c_dev->dev, "falling back to PIO\n");
@@ -1347,13 +1323,8 @@ 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");
