diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
index 3afd18733614..66dd1bdf6440 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ static int af9035_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 	struct dvb_usb_device *d = i2c_get_adapdata(adap);
 	struct state *state = d_to_priv(d);
 	int ret;
+	u32 reg;
 
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&d->i2c_mutex) < 0)
 		return -EAGAIN;
@@ -321,8 +322,10 @@ static int af9035_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		} else if ((msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[0]) ||
 			   (msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[1])) {
+			if (msg[0].len < 3 || msg[1].len < 1)
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			/* demod access via firmware interface */
-			u32 reg = msg[0].buf[0] << 16 | msg[0].buf[1] << 8 |
+			reg = msg[0].buf[0] << 16 | msg[0].buf[1] << 8 |
 					msg[0].buf[2];
 
 			if (msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[1])
@@ -380,17 +383,16 @@ static int af9035_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		} else if ((msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[0]) ||
 			   (msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[1])) {
+			if (msg[0].len < 3)
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			/* demod access via firmware interface */
-			u32 reg = msg[0].buf[0] << 16 | msg[0].buf[1] << 8 |
+			reg = msg[0].buf[0] << 16 | msg[0].buf[1] << 8 |
 					msg[0].buf[2];
 
 			if (msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[1])
 				reg |= 0x100000;
 
-			ret = (msg[0].len >= 3) ? af9035_wr_regs(d, reg,
-							         &msg[0].buf[3],
-							         msg[0].len - 3)
-					        : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			ret = af9035_wr_regs(d, reg, &msg[0].buf[3], msg[0].len - 3);
 		} else {
 			/* I2C write */
 			u8 buf[MAX_XFER_SIZE];