diff --git a/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c b/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c
index 734146eec1b9..3677d511f4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c
@@ -480,11 +480,10 @@ static ssize_t eventlog_write(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (count < sizeof(u32))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	param.type = *(u32 *)buf;
-	count -= sizeof(u32);
 	buf += sizeof(u32);
 
 	/* The remaining buffer is the data payload */
-	if (count > gsmi_dev.data_buf->length)
+	if ((count - sizeof(u32)) > gsmi_dev.data_buf->length)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	param.data_len = count - sizeof(u32);
 
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ static ssize_t eventlog_write(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsmi_dev.lock, flags);
 
-	return rc;
+	return (rc == 0) ? count : rc;
 
 }