diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/az6007.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/az6007.c
index 746926364535d4b64b6446b756b92cd3e8ed5195..6bcf30218e5142b695697baaf16e1dc402dbb876 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/az6007.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/az6007.c
@@ -795,6 +795,10 @@ static int az6007_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[],
 			if (az6007_xfer_debug)
 				printk(KERN_DEBUG "az6007: I2C W addr=0x%x len=%d\n",
 				       addr, msgs[i].len);
+			if (msgs[i].len < 1) {
+				ret = -EIO;
+				goto err;
+			}
 			req = AZ6007_I2C_WR;
 			index = msgs[i].buf[0];
 			value = addr | (1 << 8);
@@ -809,6 +813,10 @@ static int az6007_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[],
 			if (az6007_xfer_debug)
 				printk(KERN_DEBUG "az6007: I2C R addr=0x%x len=%d\n",
 				       addr, msgs[i].len);
+			if (msgs[i].len < 1) {
+				ret = -EIO;
+				goto err;
+			}
 			req = AZ6007_I2C_RD;
 			index = msgs[i].buf[0];
 			value = addr;