diff --git a/ext/hal/qmsi/drivers/qm_i2c.c b/ext/hal/qmsi/drivers/qm_i2c.c
index b3e7ad81d2c..5e8871f8caa 100644
--- a/ext/hal/qmsi/drivers/qm_i2c.c
+++ b/ext/hal/qmsi/drivers/qm_i2c.c
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ static void qm_i2c_isr_handler(const qm_i2c_t i2c)
 				 * complete
 				 */
 				controller->ic_intr_mask &=
-				    ~(QM_I2C_IC_INTR_MASK_RX_FULL |
-				      QM_I2C_IC_INTR_MASK_TX_EMPTY);
+				    ~QM_I2C_IC_INTR_MASK_RX_FULL;
 
 				if (transfer->stop) {
 					controller_disable(i2c);
diff --git a/ext/hal/qmsi/drivers/sensor/qm_ss_i2c.c b/ext/hal/qmsi/drivers/sensor/qm_ss_i2c.c
index 3bb66f5ab3d..03ef2878f5e 100644
--- a/ext/hal/qmsi/drivers/sensor/qm_ss_i2c.c
+++ b/ext/hal/qmsi/drivers/sensor/qm_ss_i2c.c
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ static void qm_ss_i2c_isr_handler(const qm_ss_i2c_t i2c)
 				 */
 				QM_SS_REG_AUX_NAND(
 				    (controller + QM_SS_I2C_INTR_MASK),
-				    (QM_SS_I2C_INTR_MASK_RX_FULL |
-				     QM_SS_I2C_INTR_MASK_TX_EMPTY));
+				    QM_SS_I2C_INTR_MASK_RX_FULL);
 
 				if (i2c_transfer[i2c]->stop) {
 					controller_disable(i2c);