diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_litex.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_litex.c
index e8729ffa3e4..8f429ba5e59 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_litex.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_litex.c
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #define HIGH_STATE_ON_I2C_LINES    0x7
 
 struct i2c_litex_cfg {
-	volatile uint32_t *w_reg;
-	volatile const uint32_t *r_reg;
+	uint32_t write_addr;
+	uint32_t read_addr;
 };
 
 #define GET_I2C_CFG(dev)						     \
@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@ struct i2c_litex_cfg {
 #define GET_I2C_BITBANG(dev)						     \
 	((struct i2c_bitbang *) dev->data)
 
-static inline void set_bit(volatile uint32_t *reg, uint32_t bit, uint32_t val)
+static inline void set_bit(uint32_t addr, uint32_t bit, uint32_t val)
 {
 	uint32_t mask = BIT(bit);
 
 	if (val) {
-		*reg |= mask;
+		litex_write8(litex_read8(addr) | mask, addr);
 	} else {
-		*reg &= ~mask;
+		litex_write8(litex_read8(addr) & ~mask, addr);
 	}
 }
 
-static inline int get_bit(volatile const uint32_t *reg, uint32_t bit)
+static inline int get_bit(uint32_t addr, uint32_t bit)
 {
 	uint32_t mask = BIT(bit);
 
-	return !!((*reg) & mask);
+	return !!(litex_read8(addr) & mask);
 }
 
 static void i2c_litex_bitbang_set_scl(void *context, int state)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void i2c_litex_bitbang_set_scl(void *context, int state)
 	const struct i2c_litex_cfg *config =
 		(const struct i2c_litex_cfg *) context;
 
-	set_bit(config->w_reg, SCL_BIT_POS, state);
+	set_bit(config->write_addr, SCL_BIT_POS, state);
 }
 
 static void i2c_litex_bitbang_set_sda(void *context, int state)
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ static void i2c_litex_bitbang_set_sda(void *context, int state)
 	const struct i2c_litex_cfg *config =
 		(const struct i2c_litex_cfg *) context;
 
-	set_bit(config->w_reg, SDA_DIR_BIT_POS, SDA_DIR_OUTPUT);
-	set_bit(config->w_reg, SDA_BIT_W_POS, state);
+	set_bit(config->write_addr, SDA_DIR_BIT_POS, SDA_DIR_OUTPUT);
+	set_bit(config->write_addr, SDA_BIT_W_POS, state);
 }
 
 static int i2c_litex_bitbang_get_sda(void *context)
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ static int i2c_litex_bitbang_get_sda(void *context)
 	const struct i2c_litex_cfg *config =
 		(const struct i2c_litex_cfg *) context;
 
-	set_bit(config->w_reg, SDA_DIR_BIT_POS, SDA_DIR_INPUT);
-	return get_bit(config->r_reg, SDA_BIT_R_POS);
+	set_bit(config->write_addr, SDA_DIR_BIT_POS, SDA_DIR_INPUT);
+	return get_bit(config->read_addr, SDA_BIT_R_POS);
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_bitbang_io i2c_litex_bitbang_io = {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int i2c_litex_init(const struct device *dev)
 	const struct i2c_litex_cfg *config = GET_I2C_CFG(dev);
 	struct i2c_bitbang *bitbang = GET_I2C_BITBANG(dev);
 
-	*(config->w_reg) |= HIGH_STATE_ON_I2C_LINES;
+	litex_write8(litex_read8(config->write_addr) | HIGH_STATE_ON_I2C_LINES, config->write_addr);
 	i2c_bitbang_init(bitbang, &i2c_litex_bitbang_io, (void *)config);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -116,10 +116,8 @@ static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_litex_driver_api = {
 
 #define I2C_LITEX_INIT(n)						       \
 	static const struct i2c_litex_cfg i2c_litex_cfg_##n = {		       \
-		.w_reg =						       \
-		 (volatile uint32_t *) DT_INST_REG_ADDR_BY_NAME(n, write),\
-		.r_reg =						       \
-		 (volatile uint32_t *) DT_INST_REG_ADDR_BY_NAME(n, read), \
+		.write_addr = DT_INST_REG_ADDR_BY_NAME(n, write),	       \
+		.read_addr = DT_INST_REG_ADDR_BY_NAME(n, read),		       \
 	};								       \
 									       \
 	static struct i2c_bitbang i2c_bitbang_##n;			       \