diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index fa9ad53845d9a..e28ef494dac85 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -285,9 +285,11 @@ static void i2c_imx_dma_request(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 	if (!dma)
 		return;
 
-	dma->chan_tx = dma_request_slave_channel(dev, "tx");
-	if (!dma->chan_tx) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "can't request DMA tx channel\n");
+	dma->chan_tx = dma_request_chan(dev, "tx");
+	if (IS_ERR(dma->chan_tx)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(dma->chan_rx);
+		if (ret != -ENODEV && ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(dev, "can't request DMA tx channel (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto fail_al;
 	}
 
@@ -298,13 +300,15 @@ static void i2c_imx_dma_request(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 	dma_sconfig.direction = DMA_MEM_TO_DEV;
 	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(dma->chan_tx, &dma_sconfig);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "can't configure tx channel\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "can't configure tx channel (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto fail_tx;
 	}
 
-	dma->chan_rx = dma_request_slave_channel(dev, "rx");
-	if (!dma->chan_rx) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "can't request DMA rx channel\n");
+	dma->chan_rx = dma_request_chan(dev, "rx");
+	if (IS_ERR(dma->chan_rx)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(dma->chan_rx);
+		if (ret != -ENODEV && ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(dev, "can't request DMA rx channel (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto fail_tx;
 	}
 
@@ -315,7 +319,7 @@ static void i2c_imx_dma_request(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 	dma_sconfig.direction = DMA_DEV_TO_MEM;
 	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(dma->chan_rx, &dma_sconfig);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "can't configure rx channel\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "can't configure rx channel (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto fail_rx;
 	}
 
@@ -332,7 +336,6 @@ static void i2c_imx_dma_request(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 	dma_release_channel(dma->chan_tx);
 fail_al:
 	devm_kfree(dev, dma);
-	dev_info(dev, "can't use DMA, using PIO instead.\n");
 }
 
 static void i2c_imx_dma_callback(void *arg)