diff --git a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c
index f782d93f826e..ecda1cc36391 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ static int mctp_i2c_slave_cb(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return 0;
 
 	switch (event) {
+	case I2C_SLAVE_READ_REQUESTED:
+		midev->rx_pos = 0;
+		break;
 	case I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_RECEIVED:
 		if (midev->rx_pos < MCTP_I2C_BUFSZ) {
 			midev->rx_buffer[midev->rx_pos] = *val;
@@ -279,6 +282,9 @@ static int mctp_i2c_recv(struct mctp_i2c_dev *midev)
 	size_t recvlen;
 	int status;
 
+	if (midev->rx_pos == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* + 1 for the PEC */
 	if (midev->rx_pos < MCTP_I2C_MINLEN + 1) {
 		ndev->stats.rx_length_errors++;