diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-mux-pca954x.c b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-mux-pca954x.c
index 9a348ee4dc14..dd18b9ccb1f4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-mux-pca954x.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-mux-pca954x.c
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ static int pca954x_reg_write(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 		buf[0] = val;
 		msg.buf = buf;
 		ret = __i2c_transfer(adap, &msg, 1);
+
+		if (ret >= 0 && ret != 1)
+			ret = -EREMOTEIO;
 	} else {
 		union i2c_smbus_data data;
 		ret = adap->algo->smbus_xfer(adap, client->addr,
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ static int pca954x_select_chan(struct i2c_mux_core *muxc, u32 chan)
 	/* Only select the channel if its different from the last channel */
 	if (data->last_chan != regval) {
 		ret = pca954x_reg_write(muxc->parent, client, regval);
-		data->last_chan = ret ? 0 : regval;
+		data->last_chan = ret < 0 ? 0 : regval;
 	}
 
 	return ret;