diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v2.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v2.rs
index 7218f770..44237b89 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v2.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v2.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use core::cmp;
 use core::future::poll_fn;
-use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use core::task::Poll;
 
 use embassy_embedded_hal::SetConfig;
@@ -35,14 +34,12 @@ impl Default for Config {
 
 pub struct State {
     waker: AtomicWaker,
-    chunks_transferred: AtomicUsize,
 }
 
 impl State {
     pub(crate) const fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             waker: AtomicWaker::new(),
-            chunks_transferred: AtomicUsize::new(0),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -130,10 +127,7 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
         let isr = regs.isr().read();
 
         if isr.tcr() || isr.tc() {
-            let state = T::state();
-            let transferred = state.chunks_transferred.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-            state.chunks_transferred.store(transferred + 1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-            state.waker.wake();
+            T::state().waker.wake();
         }
         // The flag can only be cleared by writting to nbytes, we won't do that here, so disable
         // the interrupt
@@ -457,12 +451,6 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
         TXDMA: crate::i2c::TxDma<T>,
     {
         let total_len = write.len();
-        let completed_chunks = total_len / 255;
-        let total_chunks = if completed_chunks * 255 == total_len {
-            completed_chunks
-        } else {
-            completed_chunks + 1
-        };
 
         let dma_transfer = unsafe {
             let regs = T::regs();
@@ -480,7 +468,6 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
         };
 
         let state = T::state();
-        state.chunks_transferred.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
         let mut remaining_len = total_len;
 
         let on_drop = OnDrop::new(|| {
@@ -495,33 +482,31 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
             }
         });
 
-        // NOTE(unsafe) self.tx_dma does not fiddle with the i2c registers
-        if first_slice {
-            unsafe {
-                Self::master_write(
-                    address,
-                    total_len.min(255),
-                    Stop::Software,
-                    (total_chunks != 1) || !last_slice,
-                    &check_timeout,
-                )?;
-            }
-        } else {
-            unsafe {
-                Self::master_continue(total_len.min(255), (total_chunks != 1) || !last_slice, &check_timeout)?;
-                T::regs().cr1().modify(|w| w.set_tcie(true));
-            }
-        }
-
         poll_fn(|cx| {
             state.waker.register(cx.waker());
-            let chunks_transferred = state.chunks_transferred.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
 
-            if chunks_transferred == total_chunks {
+            if remaining_len == total_len {
+                // NOTE(unsafe) self.tx_dma does not fiddle with the i2c registers
+                if first_slice {
+                    unsafe {
+                        Self::master_write(
+                            address,
+                            total_len.min(255),
+                            Stop::Software,
+                            (total_len > 255) || !last_slice,
+                            &check_timeout,
+                        )?;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    unsafe {
+                        Self::master_continue(total_len.min(255), (total_len > 255) || !last_slice, &check_timeout)?;
+                        T::regs().cr1().modify(|w| w.set_tcie(true));
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if remaining_len == 0 {
                 return Poll::Ready(Ok(()));
-            } else if chunks_transferred != 0 {
-                remaining_len = remaining_len.saturating_sub(255);
-                let last_piece = (chunks_transferred + 1 == total_chunks) && last_slice;
+            } else {
+                let last_piece = (remaining_len <= 255) && last_slice;
 
                 // NOTE(unsafe) self.tx_dma does not fiddle with the i2c registers
                 unsafe {
@@ -531,6 +516,8 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
                     T::regs().cr1().modify(|w| w.set_tcie(true));
                 }
             }
+
+            remaining_len = remaining_len.saturating_sub(255);
             Poll::Pending
         })
         .await?;
@@ -559,12 +546,6 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
         RXDMA: crate::i2c::RxDma<T>,
     {
         let total_len = buffer.len();
-        let completed_chunks = total_len / 255;
-        let total_chunks = if completed_chunks * 255 == total_len {
-            completed_chunks
-        } else {
-            completed_chunks + 1
-        };
 
         let dma_transfer = unsafe {
             let regs = T::regs();
@@ -580,7 +561,6 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
         };
 
         let state = T::state();
-        state.chunks_transferred.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
         let mut remaining_len = total_len;
 
         let on_drop = OnDrop::new(|| {
@@ -593,27 +573,24 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
             }
         });
 
-        // NOTE(unsafe) self.rx_dma does not fiddle with the i2c registers
-        unsafe {
-            Self::master_read(
-                address,
-                total_len.min(255),
-                Stop::Software,
-                total_chunks != 1,
-                restart,
-                &check_timeout,
-            )?;
-        }
-
         poll_fn(|cx| {
             state.waker.register(cx.waker());
-            let chunks_transferred = state.chunks_transferred.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-
-            if chunks_transferred == total_chunks {
+            if remaining_len == total_len {
+                // NOTE(unsafe) self.rx_dma does not fiddle with the i2c registers
+                unsafe {
+                    Self::master_read(
+                        address,
+                        total_len.min(255),
+                        Stop::Software,
+                        total_len > 255,
+                        restart,
+                        &check_timeout,
+                    )?;
+                }
+            } else if remaining_len == 0 {
                 return Poll::Ready(Ok(()));
-            } else if chunks_transferred != 0 {
-                remaining_len = remaining_len.saturating_sub(255);
-                let last_piece = chunks_transferred + 1 == total_chunks;
+            } else {
+                let last_piece = remaining_len <= 255;
 
                 // NOTE(unsafe) self.rx_dma does not fiddle with the i2c registers
                 unsafe {
@@ -623,6 +600,8 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, TXDMA, RXDMA> I2c<'d, T, TXDMA, RXDMA> {
                     T::regs().cr1().modify(|w| w.set_tcie(true));
                 }
             }
+
+            remaining_len = remaining_len.saturating_sub(255);
             Poll::Pending
         })
         .await?;