diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-stm32f7.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-stm32f7.c
index d36cf08461f7..cfae01b15243 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-stm32f7.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-stm32f7.c
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ static int stm32f7_i2c_get_free_slave_id(struct stm32f7_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 	 * slave[0] supports 7-bit and 10-bit slave address
 	 * slave[1] supports 7-bit slave address only
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < STM32F7_I2C_MAX_SLAVE; i++) {
+	for (i = STM32F7_I2C_MAX_SLAVE - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		if (i == 1 && (slave->flags & I2C_CLIENT_PEC))
 			continue;
 		if (!i2c_dev->slave[i]) {