diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
index 4d3a3b464ecd..dbf6bdc5f01b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
 #define DW_IC_INTR_MASTER_MASK		(DW_IC_INTR_DEFAULT_MASK | \
 					 DW_IC_INTR_TX_EMPTY)
 #define DW_IC_INTR_SLAVE_MASK		(DW_IC_INTR_DEFAULT_MASK | \
-					 DW_IC_INTR_RX_DONE | \
 					 DW_IC_INTR_RX_UNDER | \
 					 DW_IC_INTR_RD_REQ)
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
index 0d15f4c1e9f7..1eac4f4d5573 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ static int i2c_dw_irq_handler_slave(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 		enabled, slave_activity, raw_stat, stat);
 
 	if (stat & DW_IC_INTR_RX_FULL) {
-		if (dev->status != STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS) {
-			dev->status = STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
+		if (!(dev->status & STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS)) {
+			dev->status |= STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
+			dev->status &= ~STATUS_READ_IN_PROGRESS;
 			i2c_slave_event(dev->slave, I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_REQUESTED,
 					&val);
 		}
@@ -190,24 +191,23 @@ static int i2c_dw_irq_handler_slave(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 		if (slave_activity) {
 			regmap_read(dev->map, DW_IC_CLR_RD_REQ, &tmp);
 
-			dev->status = STATUS_READ_IN_PROGRESS;
-			if (!i2c_slave_event(dev->slave,
-					     I2C_SLAVE_READ_REQUESTED,
-					     &val))
-				regmap_write(dev->map, DW_IC_DATA_CMD, val);
+			if (!(dev->status & STATUS_READ_IN_PROGRESS)) {
+				i2c_slave_event(dev->slave,
+						I2C_SLAVE_READ_REQUESTED,
+						&val);
+				dev->status |= STATUS_READ_IN_PROGRESS;
+				dev->status &= ~STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
+			} else {
+				i2c_slave_event(dev->slave,
+						I2C_SLAVE_READ_PROCESSED,
+						&val);
+			}
+			regmap_write(dev->map, DW_IC_DATA_CMD, val);
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (stat & DW_IC_INTR_RX_DONE) {
-		if (!i2c_slave_event(dev->slave, I2C_SLAVE_READ_PROCESSED,
-				     &val))
-			regmap_read(dev->map, DW_IC_CLR_RX_DONE, &tmp);
-	}
-
-	if (stat & DW_IC_INTR_STOP_DET) {
-		dev->status = STATUS_IDLE;
+	if (stat & DW_IC_INTR_STOP_DET)
 		i2c_slave_event(dev->slave, I2C_SLAVE_STOP, &val);
-	}
 
 	return 1;
 }