* reprogram the target address in the i2c
                 * adapter when we are done with this transfer
                 */
-               if (msgs[dev->msg_write_idx].addr != addr)
-                       return;
+               if (msgs[dev->msg_write_idx].addr != addr) {
+                       dev_err(dev->dev,
+                               "%s: invalid target address\n", __func__);
+                       dev->msg_err = -EINVAL;
+                       break;
+               }
 
                if (msgs[dev->msg_write_idx].len == 0) {
                        dev_err(dev->dev,
                                "%s: invalid message length\n", __func__);
                        dev->msg_err = -EINVAL;
-                       return;
+                       break;
                }
 
                if (!(dev->status & STATUS_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS)) {
        if (dev->msg_write_idx == dev->msgs_num)
                intr_mask &= ~DW_IC_INTR_TX_EMPTY;
 
+       if (dev->msg_err)
+               intr_mask = 0;
+
        writel(intr_mask, dev->base + DW_IC_INTR_MASK);
 }
 
         * the current transmit status.
         */
 
-       if (stat & (DW_IC_INTR_TX_ABRT | DW_IC_INTR_STOP_DET))
+       if ((stat & (DW_IC_INTR_TX_ABRT | DW_IC_INTR_STOP_DET)) || dev->msg_err)
                complete(&dev->cmd_complete);
 
        return IRQ_HANDLED;