diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
index ae628001fd978..6f3b747eeda5f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ static bool
 gmbus_is_index_read(struct i2c_msg *msgs, int i, int num)
 {
 	return (i + 1 < num &&
+		msgs[i].addr == msgs[i + 1].addr &&
 		!(msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD) && msgs[i].len <= 2 &&
 		(msgs[i + 1].flags & I2C_M_RD));
 }