diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_dev.c b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_dev.c
index 091d428f5531..148f39c79f41 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_dev.c
@@ -30,18 +30,15 @@ static int cros_ec_check_features(struct cros_ec_dev *ec, int feature)
 
 	if (ec->features[0] == -1U && ec->features[1] == -1U) {
 		/* features bitmap not read yet */
-
-		msg = kmalloc(sizeof(*msg) + sizeof(ec->features), GFP_KERNEL);
+		msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg) + sizeof(ec->features), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!msg)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		msg->version = 0;
 		msg->command = EC_CMD_GET_FEATURES + ec->cmd_offset;
 		msg->insize = sizeof(ec->features);
-		msg->outsize = 0;
 
-		ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer(ec->ec_dev, msg);
-		if (ret < 0 || msg->result != EC_RES_SUCCESS) {
+		ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(ec->ec_dev, msg);
+		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_warn(ec->dev, "cannot get EC features: %d/%d\n",
 				 ret, msg->result);
 			memset(ec->features, 0, sizeof(ec->features));
@@ -90,8 +87,8 @@ static void cros_ec_sensors_register(struct cros_ec_dev *ec)
 	params = (struct ec_params_motion_sense *)msg->data;
 	params->cmd = MOTIONSENSE_CMD_DUMP;
 
-	ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer(ec->ec_dev, msg);
-	if (ret < 0 || msg->result != EC_RES_SUCCESS) {
+	ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(ec->ec_dev, msg);
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_warn(ec->dev, "cannot get EC sensor information: %d/%d\n",
 			 ret, msg->result);
 		goto error;
@@ -118,8 +115,8 @@ static void cros_ec_sensors_register(struct cros_ec_dev *ec)
 	for (i = 0; i < sensor_num; i++) {
 		params->cmd = MOTIONSENSE_CMD_INFO;
 		params->info.sensor_num = i;
-		ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer(ec->ec_dev, msg);
-		if (ret < 0 || msg->result != EC_RES_SUCCESS) {
+		ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(ec->ec_dev, msg);
+		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_warn(ec->dev, "no info for EC sensor %d : %d/%d\n",
 				 i, ret, msg->result);
 			continue;