diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
index 23eaabb19f96..cc6439ab3f71 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static int qup_i2c_get_data_len(struct qup_i2c_dev *qup)
 static int qup_i2c_set_tags(u8 *tags, struct qup_i2c_dev *qup,
 			    struct i2c_msg *msg,  int is_dma)
 {
-	u16 addr = (msg->addr << 1) | ((msg->flags & I2C_M_RD) == I2C_M_RD);
+	u16 addr = i2c_8bit_addr_from_msg(msg);
 	int len = 0;
 	int data_len;