diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
index f5258c2..94fd818 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
@@ -413,11 +413,23 @@
 		rx_limit = dev->rx_fifo_depth - dw_readl(dev, DW_IC_RXFLR);
 
 		while (buf_len > 0 && tx_limit > 0 && rx_limit > 0) {
+			u32 cmd = 0;
+
+			/*
+			 * If IC_EMPTYFIFO_HOLD_MASTER_EN is set we must
+			 * manually set the stop bit. However, it cannot be
+			 * detected from the registers so we set it always
+			 * when writing/reading the last byte.
+			 */
+			if (dev->msg_write_idx == dev->msgs_num - 1 &&
+			    buf_len == 1)
+				cmd |= BIT(9);
+
 			if (msgs[dev->msg_write_idx].flags & I2C_M_RD) {
-				dw_writel(dev, 0x100, DW_IC_DATA_CMD);
+				dw_writel(dev, cmd | 0x100, DW_IC_DATA_CMD);
 				rx_limit--;
 			} else
-				dw_writel(dev, *buf++, DW_IC_DATA_CMD);
+				dw_writel(dev, cmd | *buf++, DW_IC_DATA_CMD);
 			tx_limit--; buf_len--;
 		}