int alen, u8 *buffer, int len)
 {
        unsigned long start_time_rx;
+       unsigned int active = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_OVERFLOW
        /*
 
        start_time_rx = get_timer(0);
        while (len) {
-               if (len == 1)
-                       writel(IC_CMD | IC_STOP, &i2c_base->ic_cmd_data);
-               else
-                       writel(IC_CMD, &i2c_base->ic_cmd_data);
+               if (!active) {
+                       /*
+                        * Avoid writing to ic_cmd_data multiple times
+                        * in case this loop spins too quickly and the
+                        * ic_status RFNE bit isn't set after the first
+                        * write. Subsequent writes to ic_cmd_data can
+                        * trigger spurious i2c transfer.
+                        */
+                       if (len == 1)
+                               writel(IC_CMD | IC_STOP, &i2c_base->ic_cmd_data);
+                       else
+                               writel(IC_CMD, &i2c_base->ic_cmd_data);
+                       active = 1;
+               }
 
                if (readl(&i2c_base->ic_status) & IC_STATUS_RFNE) {
                        *buffer++ = (uchar)readl(&i2c_base->ic_cmd_data);
                        len--;
                        start_time_rx = get_timer(0);
-
+                       active = 0;
                } else if (get_timer(start_time_rx) > I2C_BYTE_TO) {
-                               return 1;
+                       return 1;
                }
        }