diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c
index 035032e20327..d50454c565ee 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ static int i2c_demux_activate_master(struct i2c_demux_pinctrl_priv *priv, u32 ne
 
 	/* Now fill out current adapter structure. cur_chan must be up to date */
 	priv->algo.master_xfer = i2c_demux_master_xfer;
+	if (adap->algo->master_xfer_atomic)
+		priv->algo.master_xfer_atomic = i2c_demux_master_xfer;
 	priv->algo.functionality = i2c_demux_functionality;
 
 	snprintf(priv->cur_adap.name, sizeof(priv->cur_adap.name),