diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
index 92fd88a3f415..cdea7f440a9e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
@@ -359,14 +359,14 @@ static int npcm_i2c_get_SCL(struct i2c_adapter *_adap)
 {
 	struct npcm_i2c *bus = container_of(_adap, struct npcm_i2c, adap);
 
-	return !!(I2CCTL3_SCL_LVL & ioread32(bus->reg + NPCM_I2CCTL3));
+	return !!(I2CCTL3_SCL_LVL & ioread8(bus->reg + NPCM_I2CCTL3));
 }
 
 static int npcm_i2c_get_SDA(struct i2c_adapter *_adap)
 {
 	struct npcm_i2c *bus = container_of(_adap, struct npcm_i2c, adap);
 
-	return !!(I2CCTL3_SDA_LVL & ioread32(bus->reg + NPCM_I2CCTL3));
+	return !!(I2CCTL3_SDA_LVL & ioread8(bus->reg + NPCM_I2CCTL3));
 }
 
 static inline u16 npcm_i2c_get_index(struct npcm_i2c *bus)