diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mlxbf.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mlxbf.c
index 8716032f030a..612736906440 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mlxbf.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mlxbf.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static int mlxbf_i2c_smbus_enable(struct mlxbf_i2c_priv *priv, u8 slave,
 	/* Clear status bits. */
 	writel(0x0, priv->smbus->io + MLXBF_I2C_SMBUS_MASTER_STATUS);
 	/* Set the cause data. */
-	writel(~0x0, priv->smbus->io + MLXBF_I2C_CAUSE_OR_CLEAR);
+	writel(~0x0, priv->mst_cause->io + MLXBF_I2C_CAUSE_OR_CLEAR);
 	/* Zero PEC byte. */
 	writel(0x0, priv->smbus->io + MLXBF_I2C_SMBUS_MASTER_PEC);
 	/* Zero byte count. */