diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
index 0a9d389df301..5cc32a465f12 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
@@ -613,20 +613,20 @@ static int geni_i2c_gpi_xfer(struct geni_i2c_dev *gi2c, struct i2c_msg msgs[], i
 
 		peripheral.addr = msgs[i].addr;
 
-		if (msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD) {
-			ret =  geni_i2c_gpi(gi2c, &msgs[i], &config,
-					    &rx_addr, &rx_buf, I2C_READ, gi2c->rx_c);
-			if (ret)
-				goto err;
-		}
-
 		ret =  geni_i2c_gpi(gi2c, &msgs[i], &config,
 				    &tx_addr, &tx_buf, I2C_WRITE, gi2c->tx_c);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
 
-		if (msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD)
+		if (msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD) {
+			ret =  geni_i2c_gpi(gi2c, &msgs[i], &config,
+					    &rx_addr, &rx_buf, I2C_READ, gi2c->rx_c);
+			if (ret)
+				goto err;
+
 			dma_async_issue_pending(gi2c->rx_c);
+		}
+
 		dma_async_issue_pending(gi2c->tx_c);
 
 		timeout = wait_for_completion_timeout(&gi2c->done, XFER_TIMEOUT);