diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index e584d88..cc3c143 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -2646,7 +2646,7 @@
 static u8 i2c_smbus_msg_pec(u8 pec, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 {
 	/* The address will be sent first */
-	u8 addr = (msg->addr << 1) | !!(msg->flags & I2C_M_RD);
+	u8 addr = i2c_8bit_addr_from_msg(msg);
 	pec = i2c_smbus_pec(pec, &addr, 1);
 
 	/* The data buffer follows */