diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c
index e9e6ea3ab73c..75b9d4ac8b1e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int mei_nfc_if_version(struct mei_cl *cl,
 
 	ret = 0;
 	bytes_recv = __mei_cl_recv(cl, (u8 *)reply, if_version_length);
-	if (bytes_recv < 0 || bytes_recv < sizeof(struct mei_nfc_reply)) {
+	if (bytes_recv < if_version_length) {
 		dev_err(bus->dev, "Could not read IF version\n");
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto err;
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/mei_phy.c b/drivers/nfc/mei_phy.c
index 83deda4bb4d6..6f9563a96488 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/mei_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/mei_phy.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static int mei_nfc_if_version(struct nfc_mei_phy *phy)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	bytes_recv = mei_cldev_recv(phy->cldev, (u8 *)reply, if_version_length);
-	if (bytes_recv < 0 || bytes_recv < sizeof(struct mei_nfc_reply)) {
+	if (bytes_recv < 0 || bytes_recv < if_version_length) {
 		pr_err("Could not read IF version\n");
 		r = -EIO;
 		goto err;