diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
index bfd1fdff64a9..3f3e8b3bf5ff 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
@@ -518,8 +518,16 @@ static irqreturn_t atmel_twi_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	 * the RXRDY interrupt first in order to not keep garbage data in the
 	 * Receive Holding Register for the next transfer.
 	 */
-	if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_RXRDY)
-		at91_twi_read_next_byte(dev);
+	if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_RXRDY) {
+		/*
+		 * Read all available bytes at once by polling RXRDY usable w/
+		 * and w/o FIFO. With FIFO enabled we could also read RXFL and
+		 * avoid polling RXRDY.
+		 */
+		do {
+			at91_twi_read_next_byte(dev);
+		} while (at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_SR) & AT91_TWI_RXRDY);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * When a NACK condition is detected, the I2C controller sets the NACK,