diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.c
index 901cdfe3723c..0b1bc04cb6ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.c
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ static ssize_t rtl_debugfs_set_write_h2c(struct file *filp,
 
 	tmp_len = (count > sizeof(tmp) - 1 ? sizeof(tmp) - 1 : count);
 
-	if (!buffer || copy_from_user(tmp, buffer, tmp_len))
-		return count;
+	if (copy_from_user(tmp, buffer, tmp_len))
+		return -EFAULT;
 
 	tmp[tmp_len] = '\0';
 
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ static ssize_t rtl_debugfs_set_write_h2c(struct file *filp,
 			 &h2c_data[4], &h2c_data[5],
 			 &h2c_data[6], &h2c_data[7]);
 
-	if (h2c_len <= 0)
-		return count;
+	if (h2c_len == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < h2c_len; i++)
 		h2c_data_packed[i] = (u8)h2c_data[i];