diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pt5161l.c b/drivers/hwmon/pt5161l.c
index 20e3cfa625f1..89d4da8aa4c0 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pt5161l.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pt5161l.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int pt5161l_read_block_data(struct pt5161l_data *data, u32 address,
 	int ret, tries;
 	u8 remain_len = len;
 	u8 curr_len;
-	u8 wbuf[16], rbuf[24];
+	u8 wbuf[16], rbuf[I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX];
 	u8 cmd = 0x08; /* [7]:pec_en, [4:2]:func, [1]:start, [0]:end */
 	u8 config = 0x00; /* [6]:cfg_type, [4:1]:burst_len, [0]:address bit16 */
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int pt5161l_read_block_data(struct pt5161l_data *data, u32 address,
 				break;
 		}
 		if (tries >= 3)
-			return ret;
+			return ret < 0 ? ret : -EIO;
 
 		memcpy(val, rbuf, curr_len);
 		val += curr_len;