diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/scx200_acb.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/scx200_acb.c
index 22a3eda04166e3b7841d0fd5c897aa16851b20fa..454086affaa18964d37769b7f1658fe1ac5ac1a3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/scx200_acb.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/scx200_acb.c
@@ -184,21 +184,21 @@ static void scx200_acb_machine(struct scx200_acb_iface *iface, u8 status)
 		break;
 
 	case state_read:
-		/* Set ACK if receiving the last byte */
-		if (iface->len == 1)
+		/* Set ACK if _next_ byte will be the last one */
+		if (iface->len == 2)
 			outb(inb(ACBCTL1) | ACBCTL1_ACK, ACBCTL1);
 		else
 			outb(inb(ACBCTL1) & ~ACBCTL1_ACK, ACBCTL1);
 
-		*iface->ptr++ = inb(ACBSDA);
-		--iface->len;
-
-		if (iface->len == 0) {
+		if (iface->len == 1) {
 			iface->result = 0;
 			iface->state = state_idle;
 			outb(inb(ACBCTL1) | ACBCTL1_STOP, ACBCTL1);
 		}
 
+		*iface->ptr++ = inb(ACBSDA);
+		--iface->len;
+
 		break;
 
 	case state_write: