diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
index 71a6e07eb7ab7c725655063515d801cec4617361..5a84bea5b84514389ae6c01c2b2b2a8eadc85346 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ static bool rcar_i2c_slave_irq(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
 	if (ssr_filtered & SAR) {
 		/* read or write request */
 		if (ssr_raw & STM) {
-			i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_REQ_READ_START, &value);
+			i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_READ_REQUESTED, &value);
 			rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICRXTX, value);
 			rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSIER, SDE | SSR | SAR);
 		} else {
-			i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_REQ_WRITE_START, &value);
+			i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_REQUESTED, &value);
 			rcar_i2c_read(priv, ICRXTX);	/* dummy read */
 			rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSIER, SDR | SSR | SAR);
 		}
@@ -406,17 +406,15 @@ static bool rcar_i2c_slave_irq(struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv)
 		int ret;
 
 		value = rcar_i2c_read(priv, ICRXTX);
-		ret = i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_REQ_WRITE_END, &value);
+		ret = i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_RECEIVED, &value);
 		/* Send NACK in case of error */
 		rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSCR, SIE | SDBS | (ret < 0 ? FNA : 0));
-		i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_REQ_WRITE_START, &value);
 		rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSSR, ~SDR & 0xff);
 	}
 
 	/* master wants to read from us */
 	if (ssr_filtered & SDE) {
-		i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_REQ_READ_END, &value);
-		i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_REQ_READ_START, &value);
+		i2c_slave_event(priv->slave, I2C_SLAVE_READ_PROCESSED, &value);
 		rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICRXTX, value);
 		rcar_i2c_write(priv, ICSSR, ~SDE & 0xff);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-slave-eeprom.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-slave-eeprom.c
index cf9b09db092f4e9969666565ba1562220d6b2a46..3fb45d894d80721aaa3ced67d8e6adda6b888814 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-slave-eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-slave-eeprom.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static int i2c_slave_eeprom_slave_cb(struct i2c_client *client,
 	struct eeprom_data *eeprom = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
 	switch (event) {
-	case I2C_SLAVE_REQ_WRITE_END:
+	case I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_RECEIVED:
 		if (eeprom->first_write) {
 			eeprom->buffer_idx = *val;
 			eeprom->first_write = false;
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ static int i2c_slave_eeprom_slave_cb(struct i2c_client *client,
 		}
 		break;
 
-	case I2C_SLAVE_REQ_READ_START:
+	case I2C_SLAVE_READ_PROCESSED:
+		eeprom->buffer_idx++;
+		/* fallthrough */
+	case I2C_SLAVE_READ_REQUESTED:
 		spin_lock(&eeprom->buffer_lock);
 		*val = eeprom->buffer[eeprom->buffer_idx];
 		spin_unlock(&eeprom->buffer_lock);
 		break;
 
-	case I2C_SLAVE_REQ_READ_END:
-		eeprom->buffer_idx++;
-		break;
-
 	case I2C_SLAVE_STOP:
+	case I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_REQUESTED:
 		eeprom->first_write = true;
 		break;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 243d1a1d78b2489066594ddf6959b9b6f643102a..c5e4bb2c57597cb16983cc2f884e2b8e4aeb6e5c 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ static inline void i2c_set_clientdata(struct i2c_client *dev, void *data)
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_SLAVE)
 enum i2c_slave_event {
-	I2C_SLAVE_REQ_READ_START,
-	I2C_SLAVE_REQ_READ_END,
-	I2C_SLAVE_REQ_WRITE_START,
-	I2C_SLAVE_REQ_WRITE_END,
+	I2C_SLAVE_READ_REQUESTED,
+	I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_REQUESTED,
+	I2C_SLAVE_READ_PROCESSED,
+	I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_RECEIVED,
 	I2C_SLAVE_STOP,
 };