diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index dcce882f3eba..85f554044cf1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1103,7 +1103,8 @@ static irqreturn_t i2c_imx_master_isr(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx, unsigned i
 
 	case IMX_I2C_STATE_READ_BLOCK_DATA_LEN:
 		i2c_imx_isr_read_block_data_len(i2c_imx);
-		i2c_imx->state = IMX_I2C_STATE_READ_CONTINUE;
+		if (i2c_imx->state == IMX_I2C_STATE_READ_BLOCK_DATA_LEN)
+			i2c_imx->state = IMX_I2C_STATE_READ_CONTINUE;
 		break;
 
 	case IMX_I2C_STATE_WRITE: