diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c
index 126040ca05f1..307925fb78e3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ static int mtk_i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 	i2c->auto_restart = i2c->dev_comp->auto_restart;
 
 	/* checking if we can skip restart and optimize using WRRD mode */
-	if (i2c->auto_restart && num == 2) {
+	if (num == 2) {
 		if (!(msgs[0].flags & I2C_M_RD) && (msgs[1].flags & I2C_M_RD) &&
 		    msgs[0].addr == msgs[1].addr) {
 			i2c->auto_restart = 0;