diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware.c
index cdfd94e41ccc..bfb42f0f87a6 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware.c
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ i2c_dw_xfer_msg(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 	u32 addr = msgs[dev->msg_write_idx].addr;
 	u32 buf_len = dev->tx_buf_len;
 
+	intr_mask = DW_IC_INTR_STOP_DET | DW_IC_INTR_TX_ABRT;
+
 	if (!(dev->status & STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS)) {
 		/* Disable the adapter */
 		writel(0, dev->base + DW_IC_ENABLE);
@@ -387,17 +389,19 @@ i2c_dw_xfer_msg(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 						dev->base + DW_IC_DATA_CMD);
 			tx_limit--; buf_len--;
 		}
+
+		dev->tx_buf_len = buf_len;
+
+		if (buf_len > 0) {
+			/* more bytes to be written */
+			intr_mask |= DW_IC_INTR_TX_EMPTY;
+			dev->status |= STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
+			break;
+		} else
+			dev->status &= ~STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
 	}
 
-	intr_mask = DW_IC_INTR_STOP_DET | DW_IC_INTR_TX_ABRT;
-	if (buf_len > 0) { /* more bytes to be written */
-		intr_mask |= DW_IC_INTR_TX_EMPTY;
-		dev->status |= STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
-	} else
-		dev->status &= ~STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
 	writel(intr_mask, dev->base + DW_IC_INTR_MASK);
-
-	dev->tx_buf_len = buf_len;
 }
 
 static void