diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
index d7fe8e62820a..1ae56a5699c6 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ static void i3c_hci_bus_cleanup(struct i3c_master_controller *m)
 
 void mipi_i3c_hci_resume(struct i3c_hci *hci)
 {
-	/* the HC_CONTROL_RESUME bit is R/W1C so just read and write back */
-	reg_write(HC_CONTROL, reg_read(HC_CONTROL));
+	reg_set(HC_CONTROL, HC_CONTROL_RESUME);
 }
 
 /* located here rather than pio.c because needed bits are in core reg space */