diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_vbc.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_vbc.c
index 8edae465105c..46482d12cffe 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_vbc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_vbc.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static ssize_t vboot_context_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	msg->outsize = para_sz;
 	msg->insize = resp_sz;
 
-	err = cros_ec_cmd_xfer(ecdev, msg);
+	err = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(ecdev, msg);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error sending read request: %d\n", err);
 		kfree(msg);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static ssize_t vboot_context_write(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	msg->outsize = para_sz;
 	msg->insize = 0;
 
-	err = cros_ec_cmd_xfer(ecdev, msg);
+	err = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(ecdev, msg);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error sending write request: %d\n", err);
 		kfree(msg);