diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c
index ff5b007e2d99..2d841da15e74 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int su3000_i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[],
 
 			if (msg[j].flags & I2C_M_RD) {
 				/* single read */
-				if (1 + msg[j].len > sizeof(state->data)) {
+				if (4 + msg[j].len > sizeof(state->data)) {
 					warn("i2c rd: len=%d is too big!\n", msg[j].len);
 					num = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 					break;