diff --git a/drivers/hdc1000/hdc1000.c b/drivers/hdc1000/hdc1000.c
index cc8bef2a6c8b52710ab061b9f4e4ea73f929ed8c..0ca07446af974b7414cf52e6788d6c06fffde169 100644
--- a/drivers/hdc1000/hdc1000.c
+++ b/drivers/hdc1000/hdc1000.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int hdc1000_startmeasure(hdc1000_t *dev)
      * to the address 0x00 (HDC1000_TEMPERATURE).
      * Conversion Time is 6.50ms by 14 bit resolution.
      */
-    if (i2c_write_bytes(dev->i2c, dev->addr, HDC1000_TEMPERATURE, 1) != 1) {
+    if (i2c_write_byte(dev->i2c, dev->addr, HDC1000_TEMPERATURE) != 1) {
         i2c_release(dev->i2c);
         return -1;
     }