if (chip->gpio_chip.ngpio <= 8)
                ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(chip->client, reg, val);
        else if (chip->gpio_chip.ngpio == 24) {
-               ret = i2c_smbus_write_word_data(chip->client,
+               cpu_to_le32s(&val);
+               ret = i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data(chip->client,
                                                (reg << 2) | REG_ADDR_AI,
-                                               val & 0xffff);
-               ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(chip->client,
-                                               (reg << 2) + 2,
-                                               (val & 0xff0000) >> 16);
+                                               3,
+                                               (u8 *) &val);
        }
        else {
                switch (chip->chip_type) {
 {
        int ret;
 
-       if (chip->gpio_chip.ngpio <= 8)
+       if (chip->gpio_chip.ngpio <= 8) {
                ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(chip->client, reg);
-       else if (chip->gpio_chip.ngpio == 24) {
-               ret =  i2c_smbus_read_word_data(chip->client, reg << 2);
-               ret |= (i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(chip->client,
-                                                (reg << 2) + 2)<<16);
+               *val = ret;
        }
-       else
+       else if (chip->gpio_chip.ngpio == 24) {
+               *val = 0;
+               ret = i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(chip->client,
+                                               (reg << 2) | REG_ADDR_AI,
+                                               3,
+                                               (u8 *) val);
+               le32_to_cpus(val);
+       } else {
                ret = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(chip->client, reg << 1);
+               *val = ret;
+       }
 
        if (ret < 0) {
                dev_err(&chip->client->dev, "failed reading register\n");
                return ret;
        }
 
-       *val = (u32)ret;
        return 0;
 }