diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c/hdr_ddr.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c/hdr_ddr.h
index 6aaff610532..bd74538dd01 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c/hdr_ddr.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c/hdr_ddr.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static inline int i3c_hdr_ddr_read(struct i3c_device_desc *target, uint8_t cmd,
 
 	msg.buf = buf;
 	msg.len = num_bytes;
-	msg.flags = I3C_MSG_STOP | I3C_MSG_HDR;
+	msg.flags = I3C_MSG_READ | I3C_MSG_STOP | I3C_MSG_HDR;
 	msg.hdr_mode = I3C_MSG_HDR_DDR;
 	msg.hdr_cmd_code = cmd;
 
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ static inline int i3c_hdr_ddr_read(struct i3c_device_desc *target, uint8_t cmd,
  * @param target I3C target device descriptor.
  * @param write_buf Pointer to the data to be written
  * @param num_write Number of bytes to write
- * @param write_cmd 7-bit command code for write
+ * @param read_cmd 7-bit command code for read
  * @param read_buf Pointer to storage for read data
  * @param num_read Number of bytes to read
- * @param read_cmd 7-bit command code for read
+ * @param write_cmd 7-bit command code for write
  *
  * @retval 0 if successful
  * @retval -EBUSY Bus is busy.