unsigned twi_cwgr_reg;
        struct at91_twi_pdata *pdata;
        bool use_dma;
+       bool recv_len_abort;
        struct at91_twi_dma dma;
 };
 
        *dev->buf = at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_RHR) & 0xff;
        --dev->buf_len;
 
+       /* return if aborting, we only needed to read RHR to clear RXRDY*/
+       if (dev->recv_len_abort)
+               return;
+
        /* handle I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA */
        if (unlikely(dev->msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN)) {
-               dev->msg->flags &= ~I2C_M_RECV_LEN;
-               dev->buf_len += *dev->buf;
-               dev->msg->len = dev->buf_len + 1;
-               dev_dbg(dev->dev, "received block length %d\n", dev->buf_len);
+               /* ensure length byte is a valid value */
+               if (*dev->buf <= I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX && *dev->buf > 0) {
+                       dev->msg->flags &= ~I2C_M_RECV_LEN;
+                       dev->buf_len += *dev->buf;
+                       dev->msg->len = dev->buf_len + 1;
+                       dev_dbg(dev->dev, "received block length %d\n",
+                                        dev->buf_len);
+               } else {
+                       /* abort and send the stop by reading one more byte */
+                       dev->recv_len_abort = true;
+                       dev->buf_len = 1;
+               }
        }
 
        /* send stop if second but last byte has been read */
                ret = -EIO;
                goto error;
        }
+       if (dev->recv_len_abort) {
+               dev_err(dev->dev, "invalid smbus block length recvd\n");
+               ret = -EPROTO;
+               goto error;
+       }
+
        dev_dbg(dev->dev, "transfer complete\n");
 
        return 0;
        dev->buf_len = m_start->len;
        dev->buf = m_start->buf;
        dev->msg = m_start;
+       dev->recv_len_abort = false;
 
        ret = at91_do_twi_transfer(dev);