diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
index 4a60ad2147479081e2fd8fd1b29f35f4dbb58cd6..b43696394d5b43367cd57c79e90b6e515835b3ef 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static irqreturn_t i801_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	status &= SMBHSTSTS_INTR | STATUS_ERROR_FLAGS;
 	if (status) {
 		outb_p(status, SMBHSTSTS(priv));
-		priv->status |= status;
+		priv->status = status;
 		wake_up(&priv->waitq);
 	}