diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
index 1e9c8d01523be..33a2aa8907e65 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ static int af9035_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		} else if ((msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[0]) ||
 			   (msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[1])) {
+			if (msg[0].len < 3 || msg[1].len < 1)
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			/* demod access via firmware interface */
 			u32 reg = msg[0].buf[0] << 16 | msg[0].buf[1] << 8 |
 					msg[0].buf[2];
@@ -381,6 +383,8 @@ static int af9035_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		} else if ((msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[0]) ||
 			   (msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[1])) {
+			if (msg[0].len < 3)
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			/* demod access via firmware interface */
 			u32 reg = msg[0].buf[0] << 16 | msg[0].buf[1] << 8 |
 					msg[0].buf[2];
@@ -388,10 +392,7 @@ static int af9035_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 			if (msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[1])
 				reg |= 0x100000;
 
-			ret = (msg[0].len >= 3) ? af9035_wr_regs(d, reg,
-							         &msg[0].buf[3],
-							         msg[0].len - 3)
-					        : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			ret = af9035_wr_regs(d, reg, &msg[0].buf[3], msg[0].len - 3);
 		} else {
 			/* I2C write */
 			u8 buf[MAX_XFER_SIZE];