diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
index 156bace92..24eb187db 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
@@ -802,77 +802,65 @@ static int i801_simple_transaction(struct i801_priv *priv, union i2c_smbus_data
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Block transaction function */
-static int i801_block_transaction(struct i801_priv *priv, union i2c_smbus_data *data,
-				  u8 addr, u8 hstcmd, char read_write, int command)
+static int i801_smbus_block_transaction(struct i801_priv *priv, union i2c_smbus_data *data,
+					u8 addr, u8 hstcmd, char read_write, int command)
 {
-	int result = 0;
-	unsigned char hostc;
-
 	if (read_write == I2C_SMBUS_READ && command == I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA)
 		data->block[0] = I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX;
 	else if (data->block[0] < 1 || data->block[0] > I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX)
 		return -EPROTO;
 
-	switch (command) {
-	case I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA:
-		i801_set_hstadd(priv, addr, read_write);
-		outb_p(hstcmd, SMBHSTCMD(priv));
-		break;
-	case I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA:
-		/*
-		 * NB: page 240 of ICH5 datasheet shows that the R/#W
-		 * bit should be cleared here, even when reading.
-		 * However if SPD Write Disable is set (Lynx Point and later),
-		 * the read will fail if we don't set the R/#W bit.
-		 */
-		i801_set_hstadd(priv, addr,
-				priv->original_hstcfg & SMBHSTCFG_SPD_WD ?
-				read_write : I2C_SMBUS_WRITE);
-		if (read_write == I2C_SMBUS_READ) {
-			/* NB: page 240 of ICH5 datasheet also shows
-			 * that DATA1 is the cmd field when reading
-			 */
-			outb_p(hstcmd, SMBHSTDAT1(priv));
-		} else
-			outb_p(hstcmd, SMBHSTCMD(priv));
-
-		if (read_write == I2C_SMBUS_WRITE) {
-			/* set I2C_EN bit in configuration register */
-			pci_read_config_byte(priv->pci_dev, SMBHSTCFG, &hostc);
-			pci_write_config_byte(priv->pci_dev, SMBHSTCFG,
-					      hostc | SMBHSTCFG_I2C_EN);
-		} else if (!(priv->features & FEATURE_I2C_BLOCK_READ)) {
-			dev_err(&priv->pci_dev->dev,
-				"I2C block read is unsupported!\n");
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		}
-		break;
-	case I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL:
+	if (command == I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL)
 		/* Needs to be flagged as write transaction */
 		i801_set_hstadd(priv, addr, I2C_SMBUS_WRITE);
+	else
+		i801_set_hstadd(priv, addr, read_write);
+	outb_p(hstcmd, SMBHSTCMD(priv));
+
+	if (priv->features & FEATURE_BLOCK_BUFFER)
+		return i801_block_transaction_by_block(priv, data, read_write, command);
+	else
+		return i801_block_transaction_byte_by_byte(priv, data, read_write, command);
+}
+
+static int i801_i2c_block_transaction(struct i801_priv *priv, union i2c_smbus_data *data,
+				      u8 addr, u8 hstcmd, char read_write, int command)
+{
+	int result;
+	u8 hostc;
+
+	if (data->block[0] < 1 || data->block[0] > I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX)
+		return -EPROTO;
+	/*
+	 * NB: page 240 of ICH5 datasheet shows that the R/#W bit should be cleared here,
+	 * even when reading. However if SPD Write Disable is set (Lynx Point and later),
+	 * the read will fail if we don't set the R/#W bit.
+	 */
+	i801_set_hstadd(priv, addr,
+			priv->original_hstcfg & SMBHSTCFG_SPD_WD ? read_write : I2C_SMBUS_WRITE);
+
+	/* NB: page 240 of ICH5 datasheet shows that DATA1 is the cmd field when reading */
+	if (read_write == I2C_SMBUS_READ)
+		outb_p(hstcmd, SMBHSTDAT1(priv));
+	else
 		outb_p(hstcmd, SMBHSTCMD(priv));
-		break;
+
+	if (read_write == I2C_SMBUS_WRITE) {
+		/* set I2C_EN bit in configuration register */
+		pci_read_config_byte(priv->pci_dev, SMBHSTCFG, &hostc);
+		pci_write_config_byte(priv->pci_dev, SMBHSTCFG, hostc | SMBHSTCFG_I2C_EN);
+	} else if (!(priv->features & FEATURE_I2C_BLOCK_READ)) {
+		pci_err(priv->pci_dev, "I2C block read is unsupported!\n");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	/* Experience has shown that the block buffer can only be used for
-	   SMBus (not I2C) block transactions, even though the datasheet
-	   doesn't mention this limitation. */
-	if ((priv->features & FEATURE_BLOCK_BUFFER) &&
-	    command != I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA)
-		result = i801_block_transaction_by_block(priv, data,
-							 read_write,
-							 command);
-	else
-		result = i801_block_transaction_byte_by_byte(priv, data,
-							     read_write,
-							     command);
+	/* Block buffer isn't supported for I2C block transactions */
+	result = i801_block_transaction_byte_by_byte(priv, data, read_write, command);
 
-	if (command == I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA
-	 && read_write == I2C_SMBUS_WRITE) {
-		/* restore saved configuration register value */
+	/* restore saved configuration register value */
+	if (read_write == I2C_SMBUS_WRITE)
 		pci_write_config_byte(priv->pci_dev, SMBHSTCFG, hostc);
-	}
+
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -903,10 +891,10 @@ static s32 i801_access(struct i2c_adapter *adap, u16 addr,
 		outb_p(inb_p(SMBAUXCTL(priv)) & (~SMBAUXCTL_CRC),
 		       SMBAUXCTL(priv));
 
-	if (size == I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA ||
-	    size == I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA ||
-	    size == I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL)
-		ret = i801_block_transaction(priv, data, addr, command, read_write, size);
+	if (size == I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA || size == I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL)
+		ret = i801_smbus_block_transaction(priv, data, addr, command, read_write, size);
+	else if (size == I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA)
+		ret = i801_i2c_block_transaction(priv, data, addr, command, read_write, size);
 	else
 		ret = i801_simple_transaction(priv, data, addr, command, read_write, size);
 
