ret = af9035_rd_regs(d, reg, &msg[1].buf[0],
                                        msg[1].len);
+               } else if (state->no_read) {
+                       memset(msg[1].buf, 0, msg[1].len);
+                       ret = 0;
                } else {
                        /* I2C write + read */
                        u8 buf[MAX_XFER_SIZE];
                if (msg[0].len > 40) {
                        /* TODO: correct limits > 40 */
                        ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               } else if (state->no_read) {
+                       memset(msg[0].buf, 0, msg[0].len);
+                       ret = 0;
                } else {
                        /* I2C read */
                        u8 buf[5];
                        state->af9033_config[i].clock = clock_lut_af9035[tmp];
        }
 
+       state->no_read = false;
+       /* Some MXL5007T devices cannot properly handle tuner I2C read ops. */
+       if (state->af9033_config[0].tuner == AF9033_TUNER_MXL5007T &&
+               le16_to_cpu(d->udev->descriptor.idVendor) == USB_VID_AVERMEDIA)
+
+               switch (le16_to_cpu(d->udev->descriptor.idProduct)) {
+               case USB_PID_AVERMEDIA_A867:
+               case USB_PID_AVERMEDIA_TWINSTAR:
+                       dev_info(&d->udev->dev,
+                               "%s: Device may have issues with I2C read operations. Enabling fix.\n",
+                               KBUILD_MODNAME);
+                       state->no_read = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+
        return 0;
 
 err: