diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_proto.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_proto.c
index b6fd4838f60f..fff67b389c87 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_proto.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_proto.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ int cros_ec_get_next_event(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev, bool *wake_event)
 
 	if (!ec_dev->mkbp_event_supported) {
 		ret = get_keyboard_state_event(ec_dev);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret <= 0)
 			return ret;
 
 		if (wake_event)
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ int cros_ec_get_next_event(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev, bool *wake_event)
 	}
 
 	ret = get_next_event(ec_dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret <= 0)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (wake_event) {
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h b/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h
index e44e3ec8a9c7..de8b588c8776 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h
@@ -317,7 +317,9 @@ int cros_ec_query_all(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev);
  * @wake_event: Pointer to a bool set to true upon return if the event might be
  *              treated as a wake event. Ignored if null.
  *
- * Return: 0 on success or negative error code.
+ * Return: negative error code on errors; 0 for no data; or else number of
+ * bytes received (i.e., an event was retrieved successfully). Event types are
+ * written out to @ec_dev->event_data.event_type on success.
  */
 int cros_ec_get_next_event(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev, bool *wake_event);
 
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ int cros_ec_get_next_event(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev, bool *wake_event);
  * events raised and call the functions in the ec notifier. This function
  * is a helper to know which events are raised.
  *
- * Return: 0 on success or negative error code.
+ * Return: 0 on error or non-zero bitmask of one or more EC_HOST_EVENT_*.
  */
 u32 cros_ec_get_host_event(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev);