diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_i2c.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_i2c.c
index 87736a2a4a..c484db8742 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_i2c.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_i2c.c
@@ -1990,9 +1990,9 @@ static int stm32_i2c_isr_process(struct stm32_i2c_priv_s *priv)
               i2cinfo("TCR: DISABLE RELOAD: NBYTES = dcnt = %i msgc = %i\n",
                       priv->dcnt, priv->msgc);
 
-              stm32_i2c_disable_reload(priv);
-
               stm32_i2c_set_bytes_to_transfer(priv, priv->dcnt);
+
+              stm32_i2c_disable_reload(priv);
             }
 
           i2cinfo("TCR: EXIT dcnt = %i msgc = %i status 0x%08" PRIx32 "\n",