int ret;
        int i;
 
-       if (msg->len == 0)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
        zx2967_i2c_flush_fifos(i2c);
 
        i2c->cur_trans = msg->buf;
        .functionality = zx2967_i2c_func,
 };
 
+static const struct i2c_adapter_quirks zx2967_i2c_quirks = {
+       .flags = I2C_AQ_NO_ZERO_LEN,
+};
+
 static const struct of_device_id zx2967_i2c_of_match[] = {
        { .compatible = "zte,zx296718-i2c", },
        { },
        strlcpy(i2c->adap.name, "zx2967 i2c adapter",
                sizeof(i2c->adap.name));
        i2c->adap.algo = &zx2967_i2c_algo;
+       i2c->adap.quirks = &zx2967_i2c_quirks;
        i2c->adap.nr = pdev->id;
        i2c->adap.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
        i2c->adap.dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;