diff --git a/drivers/i2c/s3c24x0_i2c.c b/drivers/i2c/s3c24x0_i2c.c
index c65360d..0e6f241 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/s3c24x0_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/s3c24x0_i2c.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
  */
 static unsigned int g_current_bus __attribute__((section(".data")));
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
-static int i2c_busses __attribute__((section(".data")));
 static struct s3c24x0_i2c_bus i2c_bus[CONFIG_MAX_I2C_NUM]
 			__attribute__((section(".data")));
 #endif
@@ -164,8 +163,8 @@
 {
 	struct s3c24x0_i2c *i2c;
 
-	if ((bus < 0) || (bus >= CONFIG_MAX_I2C_NUM)) {
-		debug("Bad bus: %d\n", bus);
+	i2c_bus = get_bus(bus);
+	if (!i2c_bus)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -483,19 +482,31 @@
 		if (node <= 0)
 			continue;
 		bus = &i2c_bus[i];
+		bus->active = true;
 		bus->regs = (struct s3c24x0_i2c *)
 			fdtdec_get_addr(blob, node, "reg");
 		bus->id = pinmux_decode_periph_id(blob, node);
 		bus->node = node;
-		bus->bus_num = i2c_busses++;
+		bus->bus_num = i;
 		exynos_pinmux_config(bus->id, 0);
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get a pointer to the given bus index
+ *
+ * @bus_idx: Bus index to look up
+ * @return pointer to bus, or NULL if invalid or not available
+ */
 static struct s3c24x0_i2c_bus *get_bus(unsigned int bus_idx)
 {
-	if (bus_idx < i2c_busses)
-		return &i2c_bus[bus_idx];
+	if (bus_idx < ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_bus)) {
+		struct s3c24x0_i2c_bus *bus;
+
+		bus = &i2c_bus[bus_idx];
+		if (bus->active)
+			return bus;
+	}
 
 	debug("Undefined bus: %d\n", bus_idx);
 	return NULL;
@@ -505,7 +516,7 @@
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < i2c_busses; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_bus); i++) {
 		if (node == i2c_bus[i].node)
 			return i;
 	}