diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lightbar.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lightbar.c
index b59180bff5a3..8445cda57927 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lightbar.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lightbar.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int get_lightbar_version(struct cros_ec_dev *ec,
 	param = (struct ec_params_lightbar *)msg->data;
 	param->cmd = LIGHTBAR_CMD_VERSION;
 	ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(ec->ec_dev, msg);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EINVAL) {
 		ret = 0;
 		goto exit;
 	}
@@ -298,11 +298,9 @@ static ssize_t sequence_show(struct device *dev,
 		goto exit;
 
 	ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(ec->ec_dev, msg);
-	if (ret == -EPROTO) {
-		ret = scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE,
-				"ERROR: EC returned %d\n", msg->result);
-		goto exit;
-	} else if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "XFER / EC ERROR %d / %d\n",
+				ret, msg->result);
 		goto exit;
 	}