diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
index 0c51c0ffdda9d99d03f28c5503ef1cffaa5316c2..8d6b6eeef71c47a5e61e749224bb2c72440bf07c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
@@ -718,11 +718,16 @@ static const struct i2c_algorithm xiic_algorithm = {
 	.functionality = xiic_func,
 };
 
+static const struct i2c_adapter_quirks xiic_quirks = {
+	.max_read_len = 255,
+};
+
 static const struct i2c_adapter xiic_adapter = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.name = DRIVER_NAME,
 	.class = I2C_CLASS_DEPRECATED,
 	.algo = &xiic_algorithm,
+	.quirks = &xiic_quirks,
 };