diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
index 6f3b747eeda5f..b4891066a3690 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ gmbus_is_index_read(struct i2c_msg *msgs, int i, int num)
 {
 	return (i + 1 < num &&
 		msgs[i].addr == msgs[i + 1].addr &&
-		!(msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD) && msgs[i].len <= 2 &&
+		!(msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD) &&
+		(msgs[i].len == 1 || msgs[i].len == 2) &&
 		(msgs[i + 1].flags & I2C_M_RD));
 }