diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-brcmstb.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-brcmstb.c
index d4e0a0f6732a..ba766d24219e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-brcmstb.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-brcmstb.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int brcmstb_send_i2c_cmd(struct brcmstb_i2c_dev *dev,
 		goto cmd_out;
 	}
 
-	if ((CMD_RD || CMD_WR) &&
+	if ((cmd == CMD_RD || cmd == CMD_WR) &&
 	    bsc_readl(dev, iic_enable) & BSC_IIC_EN_NOACK_MASK) {
 		rc = -EREMOTEIO;
 		dev_dbg(dev->device, "controller received NOACK intr for %s\n",