diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mlxbf.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mlxbf.c
index 612736906440d5..ac93c0ccf53c54 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mlxbf.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mlxbf.c
@@ -738,6 +738,9 @@ mlxbf_i2c_smbus_start_transaction(struct mlxbf_i2c_priv *priv,
 		if (flags & MLXBF_I2C_F_WRITE) {
 			write_en = 1;
 			write_len += operation->length;
+			if (data_idx + operation->length >
+					MLXBF_I2C_MASTER_DATA_DESC_SIZE)
+				return -ENOBUFS;
 			memcpy(data_desc + data_idx,
 			       operation->buffer, operation->length);
 			data_idx += operation->length;