diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
index e4daaa612055..bdffdd8b8923 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static bool hci_dma_dequeue_xfer(struct i3c_hci *hci,
 	if (ring_status & RING_STATUS_RUNNING) {
 		/* stop the ring */
 		reinit_completion(&rh->op_done);
-		rh_reg_write(RING_CONTROL, RING_CTRL_ENABLE | RING_CTRL_ABORT);
+		rh_reg_write(RING_CONTROL, rh_reg_read(RING_CONTROL) | RING_CTRL_ABORT);
 		wait_for_completion_timeout(&rh->op_done, HZ);
 		ring_status = rh_reg_read(RING_STATUS);
 		if (ring_status & RING_STATUS_RUNNING) {