diff --git a/drivers/mfd/tps65910.c b/drivers/mfd/tps65910.c
index 6a7b7a697fb7..6243b66b1b6f 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/tps65910.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/tps65910.c
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/property.h>
 
+/* Dummy I2C transfer length for SWCZ010 workaround */
+#define TPS65910_DUMMY_XFER_LEN 1
+
 static const struct resource rtc_resources[] = {
 	{
 		.start  = TPS65910_IRQ_RTC_ALARM,
@@ -472,7 +475,18 @@ static int tps65910_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 	 * first I2C transfer. So issue a dummy transfer before the first
 	 * real transfer.
 	 */
-	i2c_master_send(i2c, "", 1);
+	ret = i2c_master_send(i2c, "", TPS65910_DUMMY_XFER_LEN);
+	if (ret != TPS65910_DUMMY_XFER_LEN) {
+		int err;
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			err = ret;
+		else
+			err = -EIO;
+
+		return dev_err_probe(&i2c->dev, err, "dummy transfer failed\n");
+	}
+
 	tps65910->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(i2c, &tps65910_regmap_config);
 	if (IS_ERR(tps65910->regmap)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(tps65910->regmap);