diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c
index 6c9f06bd65ad8b7f48bc0a5ddb62236aa0e6d6f8..57346287da62cb6cc07b06124c3b7ee6112e124e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c
@@ -542,39 +542,29 @@ static void tsl2x7x_defaults(struct tsl2X7X_chip *chip)
 static int tsl2x7x_als_calibrate(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct tsl2X7X_chip *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	u8 reg_val;
 	int gain_trim_val;
 	int ret;
 	int lux_val;
 
-	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte(chip->client,
-				   (TSL2X7X_CMD_REG | TSL2X7X_CNTRL));
+	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(chip->client,
+				       TSL2X7X_CMD_REG | TSL2X7X_CNTRL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&chip->client->dev,
-			"failed to write CNTRL register, ret=%d\n", ret);
+			"%s: failed to read from the CNTRL register\n",
+			__func__);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	reg_val = i2c_smbus_read_byte(chip->client);
-	if ((reg_val & (TSL2X7X_CNTL_ADC_ENBL | TSL2X7X_CNTL_PWR_ON))
-		!= (TSL2X7X_CNTL_ADC_ENBL | TSL2X7X_CNTL_PWR_ON)) {
-		dev_err(&chip->client->dev,
-			"%s: failed: ADC not enabled\n", __func__);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte(chip->client,
-				   (TSL2X7X_CMD_REG | TSL2X7X_CNTRL));
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if ((ret & (TSL2X7X_CNTL_ADC_ENBL | TSL2X7X_CNTL_PWR_ON))
+			!= (TSL2X7X_CNTL_ADC_ENBL | TSL2X7X_CNTL_PWR_ON)) {
 		dev_err(&chip->client->dev,
-			"failed to write ctrl reg: ret=%d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	reg_val = i2c_smbus_read_byte(chip->client);
-	if ((reg_val & TSL2X7X_STA_ADC_VALID) != TSL2X7X_STA_ADC_VALID) {
+			"%s: Device is not powered on and/or ADC is not enabled\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if ((ret & TSL2X7X_STA_ADC_VALID) != TSL2X7X_STA_ADC_VALID) {
 		dev_err(&chip->client->dev,
-			"%s: failed: STATUS - ADC not valid.\n", __func__);
+			"%s: The two ADC channels have not completed an integration cycle\n",
+			__func__);
 		return -ENODATA;
 	}