diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
index f539163..6a32aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 	for (k = 9; k; k--) {
 		writeccr(i2c, 0);
 		writeccr(i2c, CCR_MSTA | CCR_MTX | CCR_MEN);
-		udelay(delay_val);
+		readb(i2c->base + MPC_I2C_DR);
 		writeccr(i2c, CCR_MEN);
 		udelay(delay_val << 1);
 	}