diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/wsa883x.c b/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/wsa883x.c
index 8b3d58813069..138e019b4642 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/wsa883x.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/wsa883x.c
@@ -254,7 +254,12 @@ static ssize_t swr_slave_reg_show(struct swr_device *pdev, char __user *ubuf,
 		swr_read(pdev, pdev->dev_num, i, &reg_val, 1);
 		len = snprintf(tmp_buf, sizeof(tmp_buf), "0x%.3x: 0x%.2x\n", i,
 			       (reg_val & 0xFF));
-		if (((total + len) >= count - 1) || (len < 0))
+		if (len < 0) {
+			pr_err("%s: fail to fill the buffer\n", __func__);
+			total = -EFAULT;
+			goto copy_err;
+		}
+		if ((total + len) >= count - 1)
 			break;
 		if (copy_to_user((ubuf + total), tmp_buf, len)) {
 			pr_err("%s: fail to copy reg dump\n", __func__);