diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/ec168.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/ec168.c
index 973b32356b17..ebfb02826b20 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/ec168.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/ec168.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int ec168_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[],
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (msg[i].addr == ec168_ec100_config.demod_address) {
-				if (msg[i].len < 1) {
+				if (msg[i].len < 2) {
 					i = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 					break;
 				}