diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/rmem.c b/drivers/nvmem/rmem.c
index 752d0bf4445e..7f907c5a445e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/rmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/rmem.c
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ static int rmem_read(void *context, unsigned int offset,
 
 	memunmap(addr);
 
-	return count;
+	if (count < 0)
+		return count;
+
+	return count == bytes ? 0 : -EIO;
 }
 
 static int rmem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)