diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c b/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c
index e4a5d489b8e77880803f8ce656657a051746d384..7c2ec0aa9d87516ba08825486ccb5c1d3b187e25 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c
@@ -306,10 +306,17 @@ int twl4030_i2c_write(u8 mod_no, u8 *value, u8 reg, unsigned num_bytes)
 	ret = i2c_transfer(twl->client->adapter, twl->xfer_msg, 1);
 	mutex_unlock(&twl->xfer_lock);
 
-	/* i2cTransfer returns num messages.translate it pls.. */
-	if (ret >= 0)
-		ret = 0;
-	return ret;
+	/* i2c_transfer returns number of messages transferred */
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		pr_err("%s: i2c_write failed to transfer all messages\n",
+			DRIVER_NAME);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		else
+			return -EIO;
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(twl4030_i2c_write);
 
@@ -358,10 +365,17 @@ int twl4030_i2c_read(u8 mod_no, u8 *value, u8 reg, unsigned num_bytes)
 	ret = i2c_transfer(twl->client->adapter, twl->xfer_msg, 2);
 	mutex_unlock(&twl->xfer_lock);
 
-	/* i2cTransfer returns num messages.translate it pls.. */
-	if (ret >= 0)
-		ret = 0;
-	return ret;
+	/* i2c_transfer returns number of messages transferred */
+	if (ret != 2) {
+		pr_err("%s: i2c_read failed to transfer all messages\n",
+			DRIVER_NAME);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		else
+			return -EIO;
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(twl4030_i2c_read);