diff --git a/drivers/i3c/i3c_cdns.c b/drivers/i3c/i3c_cdns.c
index 6ca92581595877..0862cd90e871f2 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/i3c_cdns.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/i3c_cdns.c
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ static void cdns_i3c_complete_transfer(const struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < data->xfer.num_cmds; i++) {
-		switch (data->xfer.cmds->error) {
+		switch (data->xfer.cmds[i].error) {
 		case CMDR_NO_ERROR:
 			break;