diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c
index 9b36a7b3befd..eb76b76f4754 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@ static int ec_i2c_parse_response(const u8 *buf, struct i2c_msg i2c_msgs[],
 	resp = (const struct ec_response_i2c_passthru *)buf;
 	if (resp->i2c_status & EC_I2C_STATUS_TIMEOUT)
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	else if (resp->i2c_status & EC_I2C_STATUS_NAK)
+		return -ENXIO;
 	else if (resp->i2c_status & EC_I2C_STATUS_ERROR)
-		return -EREMOTEIO;
+		return -EIO;
 
 	/* Other side could send us back fewer messages, but not more */
 	if (resp->num_msgs > *num)
@@ -222,10 +224,8 @@ static int ec_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg i2c_msgs[],
 	}
 
 	result = ec_i2c_parse_response(msg->data, i2c_msgs, &num);
-	if (result < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Error parsing EC i2c message %d\n", result);
+	if (result < 0)
 		goto exit;
-	}
 
 	/* Indicate success by saying how many messages were sent */
 	result = num;