diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c
index 5ddfa4e56ee232006cf73397c2be6096f3501372..4e9fb6b44436ad5ae19d2e3c8bfbe8b0ee02bfd3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt65xx.c
@@ -479,6 +479,11 @@ static void mtk_i2c_clock_disable(struct mtk_i2c *i2c)
 static void mtk_i2c_init_hw(struct mtk_i2c *i2c)
 {
 	u16 control_reg;
+	u16 intr_stat_reg;
+
+	mtk_i2c_writew(i2c, I2C_CHN_CLR_FLAG, OFFSET_START);
+	intr_stat_reg = mtk_i2c_readw(i2c, OFFSET_INTR_STAT);
+	mtk_i2c_writew(i2c, intr_stat_reg, OFFSET_INTR_STAT);
 
 	if (i2c->dev_comp->apdma_sync) {
 		writel(I2C_DMA_WARM_RST, i2c->pdmabase + OFFSET_RST);