diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
index ab31e7fb4cc9..31e3d2c9d6bc 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
@@ -912,11 +912,15 @@ static int npcm_i2c_slave_get_wr_buf(struct npcm_i2c *bus)
 	for (i = 0; i < I2C_HW_FIFO_SIZE; i++) {
 		if (bus->slv_wr_size >= I2C_HW_FIFO_SIZE)
 			break;
-		i2c_slave_event(bus->slave, I2C_SLAVE_READ_REQUESTED, &value);
+		if (bus->state == I2C_SLAVE_MATCH) {
+			i2c_slave_event(bus->slave, I2C_SLAVE_READ_REQUESTED, &value);
+			bus->state = I2C_OPER_STARTED;
+		} else {
+			i2c_slave_event(bus->slave, I2C_SLAVE_READ_PROCESSED, &value);
+		}
 		ind = (bus->slv_wr_ind + bus->slv_wr_size) % I2C_HW_FIFO_SIZE;
 		bus->slv_wr_buf[ind] = value;
 		bus->slv_wr_size++;
-		i2c_slave_event(bus->slave, I2C_SLAVE_READ_PROCESSED, &value);
 	}
 	return I2C_HW_FIFO_SIZE - ret;
 }
@@ -964,7 +968,6 @@ static void npcm_i2c_slave_xmit(struct npcm_i2c *bus, u16 nwrite,
 	if (nwrite == 0)
 		return;
 
-	bus->state = I2C_OPER_STARTED;
 	bus->operation = I2C_WRITE_OPER;
 
 	/* get the next buffer */