diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 95ed17183e73..54a47b40546f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -734,9 +734,9 @@ static int i2c_imx_dma_read(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 		 * the first read operation, otherwise the first read cost
 		 * one extra clock cycle.
 		 */
-		temp = readb(i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+		temp = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
 		temp |= I2CR_MTX;
-		writeb(temp, i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+		imx_i2c_write_reg(temp, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
 	}
 	msgs->buf[msgs->len-1] = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2DR);
 
@@ -857,9 +857,9 @@ static int i2c_imx_read(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx, struct i2c_msg *msgs, bo
 				 * the first read operation, otherwise the first read cost
 				 * one extra clock cycle.
 				 */
-				temp = readb(i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+				temp = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
 				temp |= I2CR_MTX;
-				writeb(temp, i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+				imx_i2c_write_reg(temp, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
 			}
 		} else if (i == (msgs->len - 2)) {
 			dev_dbg(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev,