diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 472418a0e0ca..1896ec78e88c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -1303,10 +1303,13 @@ acpi_ec_space_handler(u32 function, acpi_physical_address address,
 	if (ec->busy_polling || bits > 8)
 		acpi_ec_burst_enable(ec);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < bytes; ++i, ++address, ++value)
+	for (i = 0; i < bytes; ++i, ++address, ++value) {
 		result = (function == ACPI_READ) ?
 			acpi_ec_read(ec, address, value) :
 			acpi_ec_write(ec, address, *value);
+		if (result < 0)
+			break;
+	}
 
 	if (ec->busy_polling || bits > 8)
 		acpi_ec_burst_disable(ec);