else
                        dev_err(&client->adapter->dev, "i2c read %d bytes from client@%#x starting at reg %#x failed, error: %d\n",
                                data_len, client->addr, cmd, ret);
-       } else {
+       /* 2 transfers must have completed successfully */
+       } else if (ret == 2) {
                memcpy(data, buffer, data_len);
+               ret = 0;
+       } else {
+               ret = -EIO;
        }
 
        kfree(buffer);
                if (action == ACPI_READ) {
                        status = acpi_gsb_i2c_read_bytes(client, command,
                                        gsb->data, info->access_length);
-                       if (status > 0)
-                               status = 0;
                } else {
                        status = acpi_gsb_i2c_write_bytes(client, command,
                                        gsb->data, info->access_length);