diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c
index e2d99a3ac07d..63063741fbd1 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c
@@ -672,10 +672,18 @@ static irqreturn_t svc_i3c_master_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	/* Clear the interrupt status */
 	writel(SVC_I3C_MINT_SLVSTART, master->regs + SVC_I3C_MSTATUS);
 
-	/* Ignore the false event */
-	if (svc_has_quirk(master, SVC_I3C_QUIRK_FALSE_SLVSTART) &&
-	    !SVC_I3C_MSTATUS_STATE_SLVREQ(active))
-		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	if (svc_has_quirk(master, SVC_I3C_QUIRK_FALSE_SLVSTART)) {
+		/*
+		 * Re-read MSTATUS to obtain the latest state and avoid
+		 * missing an IBI that arrives after MSTATUS is latched
+		 * but before SLVSTART is cleared.
+		 */
+		active = readl(master->regs + SVC_I3C_MSTATUS);
+
+		/* Ignore the false event */
+		if (!SVC_I3C_MSTATUS_STATE_SLVREQ(active))
+			return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * The SDA line remains low until the request is processed.