diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 0a7a9e8fa1a4..7d4cce8e2742 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -1618,12 +1618,14 @@ static void nvmem_shift_read_buffer_in_place(struct nvmem_cell_entry *cell, void
 		*p = *b++ >> bit_offset;
 
 		/* setup rest of the bytes if any */
-		for (i = 1; i < cell->bytes; i++) {
+		for (i = 1; i < (cell->bytes - bytes_offset); i++) {
 			/* Get bits from next byte and shift them towards msb */
 			*p++ |= *b << (BITS_PER_BYTE - bit_offset);
 
 			*p = *b++ >> bit_offset;
 		}
+		/* point to end of the buffer unused bits will be cleared */
+		p = buf + cell->bytes - 1;
 	} else if (p != b) {
 		memmove(p, b, cell->bytes - bytes_offset);
 		p += cell->bytes - 1;