diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/az6027.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/az6027.c
index cf15988dfb51..7d78ee09be5e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/az6027.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/az6027.c
@@ -975,6 +975,10 @@ static int az6027_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[], int n
 		if (msg[i].addr == 0x99) {
 			req = 0xBE;
 			index = 0;
+			if (msg[i].len < 1) {
+				i = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+				break;
+			}
 			value = msg[i].buf[0] & 0x00ff;
 			length = 1;
 			az6027_usb_out_op(d, req, value, index, data, length);