diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c b/drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c
index 0ee190fc1bf8ce..6cb45757818fae 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c
@@ -192,10 +192,11 @@ static int klsi_105_get_line_state(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 			     status_buf, KLSI_STATUSBUF_LEN,
 			     10000
 			     );
-	if (rc < 0)
-		dev_err(&port->dev, "Reading line status failed (error = %d)\n",
-			rc);
-	else {
+	if (rc != KLSI_STATUSBUF_LEN) {
+		dev_err(&port->dev, "reading line status failed: %d\n", rc);
+		if (rc >= 0)
+			rc = -EIO;
+	} else {
 		status = get_unaligned_le16(status_buf);
 
 		dev_info(&port->serial->dev->dev, "read status %x %x\n",