diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tiny-usb.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tiny-usb.c
index 0ed77eeff31e..a2e3dd715380 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tiny-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tiny-usb.c
@@ -178,22 +178,39 @@ static int usb_read(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int cmd,
 		    int value, int index, void *data, int len)
 {
 	struct i2c_tiny_usb *dev = (struct i2c_tiny_usb *)adapter->algo_data;
+	void *dmadata = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!dmadata)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* do control transfer */
-	return usb_control_msg(dev->usb_dev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(dev->usb_dev, 0),
+	ret = usb_control_msg(dev->usb_dev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(dev->usb_dev, 0),
 			       cmd, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE |
-			       USB_DIR_IN, value, index, data, len, 2000);
+			       USB_DIR_IN, value, index, dmadata, len, 2000);
+
+	memcpy(data, dmadata, len);
+	kfree(dmadata);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int usb_write(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int cmd,
 		     int value, int index, void *data, int len)
 {
 	struct i2c_tiny_usb *dev = (struct i2c_tiny_usb *)adapter->algo_data;
+	void *dmadata = kmemdup(data, len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!dmadata)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* do control transfer */
-	return usb_control_msg(dev->usb_dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev->usb_dev, 0),
+	ret = usb_control_msg(dev->usb_dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev->usb_dev, 0),
 			       cmd, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE,
-			       value, index, data, len, 2000);
+			       value, index, dmadata, len, 2000);
+
+	kfree(dmadata);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void i2c_tiny_usb_free(struct i2c_tiny_usb *dev)