diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/m920x.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/m920x.c
index eafc5c82467f..5b806779e210 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/m920x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/m920x.c
@@ -284,6 +284,13 @@ static int m920x_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[], int nu
 			/* Should check for ack here, if we knew how. */
 		}
 		if (msg[i].flags & I2C_M_RD) {
+			char *read = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!read) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				kfree(read);
+				goto unlock;
+			}
+
 			for (j = 0; j < msg[i].len; j++) {
 				/* Last byte of transaction?
 				 * Send STOP, otherwise send ACK. */
@@ -291,9 +298,12 @@ static int m920x_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[], int nu
 
 				if ((ret = m920x_read(d->udev, M9206_I2C, 0x0,
 						      0x20 | stop,
-						      &msg[i].buf[j], 1)) != 0)
+						      read, 1)) != 0)
 					goto unlock;
+				msg[i].buf[j] = read[0];
 			}
+
+			kfree(read);
 		} else {
 			for (j = 0; j < msg[i].len; j++) {
 				/* Last byte of transaction? Then send STOP. */