diff --git a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-spi.c b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-spi.c
index b8c6df9c8437..6cfcb636577a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-spi.c
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ static int write8(void *client, u8 val)
 static int write16(void *client, u8 reg, u8 val)
 {
 	u8 data[2] = {reg, val};
-	return spi_write(client, data, 1);
+	return spi_write(client, data, 2);
 }
 
 static int write24(void *client, u8 reg, u16 val)
 {
 	u8 data[3] = {reg, val >> 8, val};
-	return spi_write(client, data, 1);
+	return spi_write(client, data, 3);
 }
 
 static int read8(void *client)