diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
index eea679a52e86..eb60ce125a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
@@ -1375,10 +1375,10 @@ static int dsi_cmds2buf_tx(struct msm_dsi_host *msm_host,
 			dsi_get_bpp(msm_host->format) / 8;
 
 	len = dsi_cmd_dma_add(msm_host, msg);
-	if (!len) {
+	if (len < 0) {
 		pr_err("%s: failed to add cmd type = 0x%x\n",
 			__func__,  msg->type);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return len;
 	}
 
 	/* for video mode, do not send cmds more than
@@ -1397,10 +1397,14 @@ static int dsi_cmds2buf_tx(struct msm_dsi_host *msm_host,
 	}
 
 	ret = dsi_cmd_dma_tx(msm_host, len);
-	if (ret < len) {
-		pr_err("%s: cmd dma tx failed, type=0x%x, data0=0x%x, len=%d\n",
-			__func__, msg->type, (*(u8 *)(msg->tx_buf)), len);
-		return -ECOMM;
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_err("%s: cmd dma tx failed, type=0x%x, data0=0x%x, len=%d, ret=%d\n",
+			__func__, msg->type, (*(u8 *)(msg->tx_buf)), len, ret);
+		return ret;
+	} else if (ret < len) {
+		pr_err("%s: cmd dma tx failed, type=0x%x, data0=0x%x, ret=%d len=%d\n",
+			__func__, msg->type, (*(u8 *)(msg->tx_buf)), ret, len);
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	return len;
@@ -2135,9 +2139,12 @@ int msm_dsi_host_cmd_rx(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 		}
 
 		ret = dsi_cmds2buf_tx(msm_host, msg);
-		if (ret < msg->tx_len) {
+		if (ret < 0) {
 			pr_err("%s: Read cmd Tx failed, %d\n", __func__, ret);
 			return ret;
+		} else if (ret < msg->tx_len) {
+			pr_err("%s: Read cmd Tx failed, too short: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+			return -ECOMM;
 		}
 
 		/*