diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
index bd970f753beb..b94b9c433a21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ static int sfp_i2c_configure(struct sfp *sfp, struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	sfp->i2c_block_size = sfp->i2c_max_block_size;
 	return 0;
 }