diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
index 036a03f0d0a6..1667b6e7674f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static noinline int i2cdev_ioctl_rdwr(struct i2c_client *client,
 		 */
 		if (msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN) {
 			if (!(msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD) ||
-			    msgs[i].buf[0] < 1 ||
+			    msgs[i].len < 1 || msgs[i].buf[0] < 1 ||
 			    msgs[i].len < msgs[i].buf[0] +
 					     I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX) {
 				res = -EINVAL;