diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/sdk.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/sdk.c
index 3c11d6e2160a..14962969c5ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/sdk.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/sdk.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ static int mlx5_fpga_mem_read_i2c(struct mlx5_fpga_device *fdev, size_t size,
 	u8 actual_size;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!fdev->mdev)
 		return -ENOTCONN;
 
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@ static int mlx5_fpga_mem_write_i2c(struct mlx5_fpga_device *fdev, size_t size,
 	u8 actual_size;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!fdev->mdev)
 		return -ENOTCONN;