diff --git a/ports/espressif/common-hal/busio/I2C.c b/ports/espressif/common-hal/busio/I2C.c
index 88dffb5d2c82..828d8b1427fb 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/common-hal/busio/I2C.c
+++ b/ports/espressif/common-hal/busio/I2C.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "shared-bindings/busio/I2C.h"
 #include "py/mperrno.h"
+#include "py/mphal.h"
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 
 #include "components/driver/i2c/include/driver/i2c.h"
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ void common_hal_busio_i2c_deinit(busio_i2c_obj_t *self) {
 
 bool common_hal_busio_i2c_probe(busio_i2c_obj_t *self, uint8_t addr) {
     esp_err_t result = i2c_master_probe(self->handle, addr, 10);
+    // ESP32-S2 gives spurious results when probe is called multiple times in succession without this delay.
+    mp_hal_delay_ms(1);
     return result == ESP_OK;
 }