diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bfin-twi.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bfin-twi.c
index c2e6b7849e8d..4799c6886946 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bfin-twi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bfin-twi.c
@@ -130,21 +130,25 @@ static void bfin_twi_handle_interrupt(struct bfin_twi_iface *iface,
 			}
 			iface->transPtr++;
 			iface->readNum--;
-		} else if (iface->manual_stop) {
-			/* Temporary workaround to avoid possible bus stall -
-			 * Flush FIFO before issuing the STOP condition
-			 */
-			read_RCV_DATA16(iface);
-			write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
-				read_MASTER_CTL(iface) | STOP);
-		} else if (iface->cur_mode == TWI_I2C_MODE_REPEAT &&
-		           iface->cur_msg + 1 < iface->msg_num) {
-			if (iface->pmsg[iface->cur_msg + 1].flags & I2C_M_RD)
+		}
+
+		if (iface->readNum == 0) {
+			if (iface->manual_stop) {
+				/* Temporary workaround to avoid possible bus stall -
+				 * Flush FIFO before issuing the STOP condition
+				 */
+				read_RCV_DATA16(iface);
 				write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
-					read_MASTER_CTL(iface) | RSTART | MDIR);
-			else
-				write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
-					(read_MASTER_CTL(iface) | RSTART) & ~MDIR);
+					read_MASTER_CTL(iface) | STOP);
+			} else if (iface->cur_mode == TWI_I2C_MODE_REPEAT &&
+					iface->cur_msg + 1 < iface->msg_num) {
+				if (iface->pmsg[iface->cur_msg + 1].flags & I2C_M_RD)
+					write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
+						read_MASTER_CTL(iface) | RSTART | MDIR);
+				else
+					write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
+						(read_MASTER_CTL(iface) | RSTART) & ~MDIR);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if (twi_int_status & MERR) {
@@ -245,12 +249,13 @@ static void bfin_twi_handle_interrupt(struct bfin_twi_iface *iface,
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (iface->pmsg[iface->cur_msg].len <= 255)
-					write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
+			if (iface->pmsg[iface->cur_msg].len <= 255) {
+				write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
 					(read_MASTER_CTL(iface) &
 					(~(0xff << 6))) |
-				(iface->pmsg[iface->cur_msg].len << 6));
-			else {
+					(iface->pmsg[iface->cur_msg].len << 6));
+				iface->manual_stop = 0;
+			} else {
 				write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
 					(read_MASTER_CTL(iface) |
 					(0xff << 6)));
@@ -264,8 +269,8 @@ static void bfin_twi_handle_interrupt(struct bfin_twi_iface *iface,
 			write_INT_MASK(iface, 0);
 			write_MASTER_CTL(iface, 0);
 		}
+		complete(&iface->complete);
 	}
-	complete(&iface->complete);
 }
 
 /* Interrupt handler */