/* remove restart bit and enable master receive */
                        write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
                                read_MASTER_CTL(iface) & ~RSTART);
-                       write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
-                               read_MASTER_CTL(iface) | MEN | MDIR);
                        SSYNC();
                } else if (iface->cur_mode == TWI_I2C_MODE_REPEAT &&
                                iface->cur_msg+1 < iface->msg_num) {
                        }
 
                        if (iface->pmsg[iface->cur_msg].len <= 255)
-                               write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
-                               iface->pmsg[iface->cur_msg].len << 6);
+                                       write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
+                                       (read_MASTER_CTL(iface) &
+                                       (~(0xff << 6))) |
+                               (iface->pmsg[iface->cur_msg].len << 6));
                        else {
-                               write_MASTER_CTL(iface, 0xff << 6);
+                               write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
+                                       (read_MASTER_CTL(iface) |
+                                       (0xff << 6)));
                                iface->manual_stop = 1;
                        }
                        /* remove restart bit and enable master receive */
                        write_MASTER_CTL(iface,
                                read_MASTER_CTL(iface) & ~RSTART);
-                       write_MASTER_CTL(iface, read_MASTER_CTL(iface) |
-                               MEN | ((iface->read_write == I2C_SMBUS_READ) ?
-                               MDIR : 0));
                        SSYNC();
                } else {
                        iface->result = 1;