diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
index dbe93df0c70e..4877a321edf9 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ static int i3c_hci_bus_init(struct i3c_master_controller *m)
 	if (hci->quirks & HCI_QUIRK_RESP_BUF_THLD)
 		amd_set_resp_buf_thld(hci);
 
-	reg_set(HC_CONTROL, HC_CONTROL_BUS_ENABLE);
+	/* Enable bus with Hot-Join disabled */
+	reg_set(HC_CONTROL, HC_CONTROL_BUS_ENABLE | HC_CONTROL_HOT_JOIN_CTRL);
 	dev_dbg(&hci->master.dev, "HC_CONTROL = %#x", reg_read(HC_CONTROL));
 
 	return 0;
@@ -764,7 +765,8 @@ static int i3c_hci_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	hci->io->resume(hci);
 
-	reg_set(HC_CONTROL, HC_CONTROL_BUS_ENABLE);
+	/* Enable bus with Hot-Join disabled */
+	reg_set(HC_CONTROL, HC_CONTROL_BUS_ENABLE | HC_CONTROL_HOT_JOIN_CTRL);
 
 	return 0;
 }