diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
index 8750e444f449..72699fdd5d11 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
@@ -348,8 +348,13 @@ static void cdns_i2c_mrecv(struct cdns_i2c *id)
 	ctrl_reg = cdns_i2c_readreg(CDNS_I2C_CR_OFFSET);
 	ctrl_reg |= CDNS_I2C_CR_RW | CDNS_I2C_CR_CLR_FIFO;
 
+	/*
+	 * Receive up to I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX data bytes, plus one message length
+	 * byte, plus one checksum byte if PEC is enabled. p_msg->len will be 2 if
+	 * PEC is enabled, otherwise 1.
+	 */
 	if (id->p_msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN)
-		id->recv_count = I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX + 1;
+		id->recv_count = I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX + id->p_msg->len;
 
 	id->curr_recv_count = id->recv_count;
 
@@ -535,6 +540,9 @@ static int cdns_i2c_process_msg(struct cdns_i2c *id, struct i2c_msg *msg,
 	if (id->err_status & CDNS_I2C_IXR_ARB_LOST)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
+	if (msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN)
+		msg->len += min_t(unsigned int, msg->buf[0], I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX);
+
 	return 0;
 }