diff --git a/build/configs/rtl8730e/audio/defconfig b/build/configs/rtl8730e/audio/defconfig
index 894586ad3e..fb0d2ce819 100644
--- a/build/configs/rtl8730e/audio/defconfig
+++ b/build/configs/rtl8730e/audio/defconfig
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_USERIO=y
 CONFIG_I2C_TRANSFER=y
 CONFIG_I2C_POLLED=y
 # CONFIG_I2C_TRACE is not set
-# CONFIG_I2C_WRITEREAD is not set
+CONFIG_I2C_WRITEREAD=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_USERIO=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_OWNBUS is not set
diff --git a/os/arch/arm/src/amebasmart/amebasmart_i2c.c b/os/arch/arm/src/amebasmart/amebasmart_i2c.c
index 83be4a7ca5..1f39674365 100644
--- a/os/arch/arm/src/amebasmart/amebasmart_i2c.c
+++ b/os/arch/arm/src/amebasmart/amebasmart_i2c.c
@@ -844,18 +844,22 @@ static int amebasmart_i2c_isr_process(struct amebasmart_i2c_priv_s *priv)
 		i2c_slave_set_for_rd_req(priv->i2c_object, 1);
 		ret = i2c_slave_write(priv->i2c_object, w_msgv->buffer, w_msgv->length);
 #else
-		ret = rtk_i2c_write(priv->i2c_object, w_msgv->addr, &write_restart, 1, 0);
-		ret = rtk_i2c_write(priv->i2c_object, w_msgv->addr, w_msgv->buffer, w_msgv->length, 1);
+		/* send stop only if there is no need to read after write */
+		if ((r_msgv->flags & I2C_M_READ) != 0)
+		{
+			ret = rtk_i2c_write(priv->i2c_object, w_msgv->addr, w_msgv->buffer, w_msgv->length, 0);
+		} else {
+			ret = rtk_i2c_write(priv->i2c_object, w_msgv->addr, w_msgv->buffer, w_msgv->length, 1);
+		}
 #endif
         }
-	if ((r_msgv->flags & I2C_M_READ) != 0) {
+	if (ret == w_msgv->length && (r_msgv->flags & I2C_M_READ) != 0) {
 
 		i2cinfo("i2c reading");
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_SLAVE
 
 		ret = i2c_slave_read(priv->i2c_object, r_msgv->buffer, r_msgv->length);
 #else
-		rtk_i2c_write(priv->i2c_object, r_msgv->addr, &write_restart, 1, 0);
 		ret = rtk_i2c_read(priv->i2c_object, r_msgv->addr, r_msgv->buffer, r_msgv->length, 1);
 #endif
 	}
diff --git a/os/drivers/audio/syu645b.c b/os/drivers/audio/syu645b.c
index 03c08402b0..9632479935 100644
--- a/os/drivers/audio/syu645b.c
+++ b/os/drivers/audio/syu645b.c
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ static struct pm_callback_s g_pm_syu645b_cb ={
 };
 #endif
 
+static int syu645b_readreg_nbyte(FAR struct syu645b_dev_s *priv, uint8_t regaddr, uint8_t *regval, int nbytes)
+{
+	FAR struct i2c_dev_s *dev = priv->i2c;
+	FAR struct i2c_config_s *syu645b_i2c_config = &(priv->lower->i2c_config);
+	uint8_t reg_w[1];
+	reg_w[0] = regaddr;
+	int ret = i2c_writeread(dev, syu645b_i2c_config, reg_w, 1, regval, nbytes);
+	if (ret != nbytes) {
+		auddbg("Error, cannot read reg %x\n", regaddr);
+		return ERROR;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /************************************************************************************
  * Name: syu645b_exec_i2c_script
  *
@@ -137,25 +151,6 @@ static int syu645b_exec_i2c_script(FAR struct syu645b_dev_s *priv, t_codec_init_
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int syu645b_readreg_nbyte(FAR struct syu645b_dev_s *priv, uint8_t regaddr, uint8_t *regval, int nbytes)
-{
-	FAR struct i2c_dev_s *dev = priv->i2c;
-	FAR struct i2c_config_s *syu645b_i2c_config = &(priv->lower->i2c_config);
-	uint8_t reg_w[1];
-	reg_w[0] = regaddr;
-	int ret = i2c_write(dev, syu645b_i2c_config, reg_w, 1);
-	if (ret != 1) {
-		auddbg("Error, cannot read reg %x\n", regaddr);
-		return ERROR;
-	}
-	ret =  i2c_read(dev, syu645b_i2c_config, regval, nbytes);
-	if (ret != nbytes) {
-		auddbg("Error, cannot read reg %x\n", regaddr);
-		return ERROR;
-	}
-	return OK;
-}
-
 /************************************************************************************
  * Name: syu645b_takesem
  *