diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
index d4fa8eba6e9d..06d47aafbb79 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
@@ -561,6 +561,12 @@ static int rcar_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+		/* This HW can't send STOP after address phase */
+		if (msgs[i].len == 0) {
+			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		/*-------------- spin lock -----------------*/
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
@@ -625,7 +631,8 @@ static int rcar_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 
 static u32 rcar_i2c_func(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 {
-	return I2C_FUNC_I2C | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_EMUL;
+	/* This HW can't do SMBUS_QUICK and NOSTART */
+	return I2C_FUNC_I2C | (I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_EMUL & ~I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_QUICK);
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_algorithm rcar_i2c_algo = {