diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
index 45d6771fac8ce1efcd093a710c6c3fad64ca33b8..75d80161931f20554fbaa9e9fed9a912d2835ae8 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
@@ -405,14 +405,14 @@ static void cdns_i2c_mrecv(struct cdns_i2c *id)
 		cdns_i2c_writereg(id->recv_count, CDNS_I2C_XFER_SIZE_OFFSET);
 	}
 
+	/* Set the slave address in address register - triggers operation */
+	cdns_i2c_writereg(id->p_msg->addr & CDNS_I2C_ADDR_MASK,
+						CDNS_I2C_ADDR_OFFSET);
 	/* Clear the bus hold flag if bytes to receive is less than FIFO size */
 	if (!id->bus_hold_flag &&
 		((id->p_msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN) != I2C_M_RECV_LEN) &&
 		(id->recv_count <= CDNS_I2C_FIFO_DEPTH))
 			cdns_i2c_clear_bus_hold(id);
-	/* Set the slave address in address register - triggers operation */
-	cdns_i2c_writereg(id->p_msg->addr & CDNS_I2C_ADDR_MASK,
-						CDNS_I2C_ADDR_OFFSET);
 	cdns_i2c_writereg(CDNS_I2C_ENABLED_INTR_MASK, CDNS_I2C_IER_OFFSET);
 }