diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-iproc.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-iproc.c
index 834a98caeada3..b54f5130d2469 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-iproc.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-iproc.c
@@ -507,12 +507,17 @@ static void bcm_iproc_i2c_process_m_event(struct bcm_iproc_i2c_dev *iproc_i2c,
 static irqreturn_t bcm_iproc_i2c_isr(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct bcm_iproc_i2c_dev *iproc_i2c = data;
-	u32 status = iproc_i2c_rd_reg(iproc_i2c, IS_OFFSET);
+	u32 slave_status;
+	u32 status;
 	bool ret;
-	u32 sl_status = status & ISR_MASK_SLAVE;
 
-	if (sl_status) {
-		ret = bcm_iproc_i2c_slave_isr(iproc_i2c, sl_status);
+	status = iproc_i2c_rd_reg(iproc_i2c, IS_OFFSET);
+	/* process only slave interrupt which are enabled */
+	slave_status = status & iproc_i2c_rd_reg(iproc_i2c, IE_OFFSET) &
+		       ISR_MASK_SLAVE;
+
+	if (slave_status) {
+		ret = bcm_iproc_i2c_slave_isr(iproc_i2c, slave_status);
 		if (ret)
 			return IRQ_HANDLED;
 		else