diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
index 4bb7d6756947..2fce3e84ba64 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ static void cdns_i2c_mrecv(struct cdns_i2c *id)
 
 	if (hold_clear) {
 		ctrl_reg &= ~CDNS_I2C_CR_HOLD;
+		ctrl_reg &= ~CDNS_I2C_CR_CLR_FIFO;
 		/*
 		 * In case of Xilinx Zynq SOC, clear the HOLD bit before transfer size
 		 * register reaches '0'. This is an IP bug which causes transfer size