diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
index b190401c89c99d..e6e482a259b4cd 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ static int i3c_hci_attach_i3c_dev(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev)
 			kfree(dev_data);
 			return ret;
 		}
-		mipi_i3c_hci_dat_v1.set_dynamic_addr(hci, ret, dev->info.dyn_addr);
+		mipi_i3c_hci_dat_v1.set_dynamic_addr(hci, ret,
+						     dev->info.dyn_addr ?: dev->info.static_addr);
 		dev_data->dat_idx = ret;
 	}
 	i3c_dev_set_master_data(dev, dev_data);