diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c
index d87e21016863..e86886ca5ee4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c
@@ -531,8 +531,15 @@ static int ad5622_write(struct ad5446_state *st, unsigned val)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(st->dev);
 	__be16 data = cpu_to_be16(val);
+	int ret;
 
-	return i2c_master_send(client, (char *)&data, sizeof(data));
+	ret = i2c_master_send(client, (char *)&data, sizeof(data));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	if (ret != sizeof(data))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*