diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
index 332c720fb3fe031e10ed2de3d060697c5cfa2175..3d0f0520c1b44718c9fe6f7f2bd3da90f74d0dcf 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
@@ -312,10 +312,8 @@ static void xiic_fill_tx_fifo(struct xiic_i2c *i2c)
 			/* last message in transfer -> STOP */
 			data |= XIIC_TX_DYN_STOP_MASK;
 			dev_dbg(i2c->adap.dev.parent, "%s TX STOP\n", __func__);
-
-			xiic_setreg16(i2c, XIIC_DTR_REG_OFFSET, data);
-		} else
-			xiic_setreg8(i2c, XIIC_DTR_REG_OFFSET, data);
+		}
+		xiic_setreg16(i2c, XIIC_DTR_REG_OFFSET, data);
 	}
 }