diff --git a/kernel/smbus.c b/kernel/smbus.c
index de780cbb..dcb7e0e9 100644
--- a/kernel/smbus.c
+++ b/kernel/smbus.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ s32 smbus_access_i2c(struct i2c_adapter * adapter, u8 addr, char read_write,
       break;
     case SMBUS_WORD_DATA: 
     case SMBUS_PROC_CALL:
-      data->word = msgbuf1[0] + (msgbuf1[1] << 8);
+      data->word = msgbuf1[0] | (msgbuf1[1] << 8);
       break;
   }
   return 0;