diff --git a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
index a1c7125cb968..5a348efb91ad 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
@@ -139,6 +139,21 @@ static int find_console_handle(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static unsigned int local_ev_byte_channel_send(unsigned int handle,
+					       unsigned int *count,
+					       const char *p)
+{
+	char buffer[EV_BYTE_CHANNEL_MAX_BYTES];
+	unsigned int c = *count;
+
+	if (c < sizeof(buffer)) {
+		memcpy(buffer, p, c);
+		memset(&buffer[c], 0, sizeof(buffer) - c);
+		p = buffer;
+	}
+	return ev_byte_channel_send(handle, count, p);
+}
+
 /*************************** EARLY CONSOLE DRIVER ***************************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC
@@ -157,7 +172,7 @@ static void byte_channel_spin_send(const char data)
 
 	do {
 		count = 1;
-		ret = ev_byte_channel_send(CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC_HANDLE,
+		ret = local_ev_byte_channel_send(CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC_HANDLE,
 					   &count, &data);
 	} while (ret == EV_EAGAIN);
 }
@@ -224,7 +239,7 @@ static int ehv_bc_console_byte_channel_send(unsigned int handle, const char *s,
 	while (count) {
 		len = min_t(unsigned int, count, EV_BYTE_CHANNEL_MAX_BYTES);
 		do {
-			ret = ev_byte_channel_send(handle, &len, s);
+			ret = local_ev_byte_channel_send(handle, &len, s);
 		} while (ret == EV_EAGAIN);
 		count -= len;
 		s += len;
@@ -404,7 +419,7 @@ static void ehv_bc_tx_dequeue(struct ehv_bc_data *bc)
 			    CIRC_CNT_TO_END(bc->head, bc->tail, BUF_SIZE),
 			    EV_BYTE_CHANNEL_MAX_BYTES);
 
-		ret = ev_byte_channel_send(bc->handle, &len, bc->buf + bc->tail);
+		ret = local_ev_byte_channel_send(bc->handle, &len, bc->buf + bc->tail);
 
 		/* 'len' is valid only if the return code is 0 or EV_EAGAIN */
 		if (!ret || (ret == EV_EAGAIN))