diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c
index 5587e7c549c4..2b56ad08efed 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ static int mtk_i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 {
 	int ret;
 	int left_num = num;
+	bool write_then_read_en = false;
 	struct mtk_i2c *i2c = i2c_get_adapdata(adap);
 
 	ret = mtk_i2c_clock_enable(i2c);
@@ -795,6 +796,7 @@ static int mtk_i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 		if (!(msgs[0].flags & I2C_M_RD) && (msgs[1].flags & I2C_M_RD) &&
 		    msgs[0].addr == msgs[1].addr) {
 			i2c->auto_restart = 0;
+			write_then_read_en = true;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -818,12 +820,10 @@ static int mtk_i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 		else
 			i2c->op = I2C_MASTER_WR;
 
-		if (!i2c->auto_restart) {
-			if (num > 1) {
-				/* combined two messages into one transaction */
-				i2c->op = I2C_MASTER_WRRD;
-				left_num--;
-			}
+		if (write_then_read_en) {
+			/* combined two messages into one transaction */
+			i2c->op = I2C_MASTER_WRRD;
+			left_num--;
 		}
 
 		/* always use DMA mode. */
@@ -831,7 +831,10 @@ static int mtk_i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto err_exit;
 
-		msgs++;
+		if (i2c->op == I2C_MASTER_WRRD)
+			msgs += 2;
+		else
+			msgs++;
 	}
 	/* the return value is number of executed messages */
 	ret = num;