diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-kona.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-kona.c
index 2c9d9b1c8e6441d6b7ab988f72765c982ee0deaa..ac9f47679c3a4b18eabfb48c76420ca5871cc34d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-kona.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-kona.c
@@ -501,10 +501,7 @@ static int bcm_kona_i2c_do_addr(struct bcm_kona_i2c_dev *dev,
 				return -EREMOTEIO;
 		}
 	} else {
-		addr = msg->addr << 1;
-
-		if (msg->flags & I2C_M_RD)
-			addr |= 1;
+		addr = i2c_8bit_addr_from_msg(msg);
 
 		if (bcm_kona_i2c_write_byte(dev, addr, 0) < 0)
 			return -EREMOTEIO;