diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lightbar.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lightbar.c
index 8445cda57927..de8dfb12e486 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lightbar.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lightbar.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ static int get_lightbar_version(struct cros_ec_dev *ec,
 
 	param = (struct ec_params_lightbar *)msg->data;
 	param->cmd = LIGHTBAR_CMD_VERSION;
+	msg->outsize = sizeof(param->cmd);
+	msg->result = sizeof(resp->version);
 	ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(ec->ec_dev, msg);
 	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EINVAL) {
 		ret = 0;