diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
index 0d15f4c1e9f7e..5b54a9b9ed1a3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static const struct i2c_algorithm i2c_dw_algo = {
 
 void i2c_dw_configure_slave(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
-	dev->functionality = I2C_FUNC_SLAVE | DW_IC_DEFAULT_FUNCTIONALITY;
+	dev->functionality = I2C_FUNC_SLAVE;
 
 	dev->slave_cfg = DW_IC_CON_RX_FIFO_FULL_HLD_CTRL |
 			 DW_IC_CON_RESTART_EN | DW_IC_CON_STOP_DET_IFADDRESSED;