diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
index 9f60e4dc5a908dd77a1c9aaea22468244e7f77a4..3943a30053b3be6ab7a6e0e6cd4e70c30232ac9b 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ static int nxp_nci_i2c_nci_read(struct nxp_nci_i2c_phy *phy,
 
 	skb_put_data(*skb, (void *)&header, NCI_CTRL_HDR_SIZE);
 
+	if (!header.plen)
+		return 0;
+
 	r = i2c_master_recv(client, skb_put(*skb, header.plen), header.plen);
 	if (r != header.plen) {
 		nfc_err(&client->dev,