diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn544_hci.c b/drivers/nfc/pn544_hci.c
index 7b0c2176e89b..c9c8570273ab 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn544_hci.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn544_hci.c
@@ -235,8 +235,12 @@ static int pn544_hci_i2c_write(struct i2c_client *client, u8 *buf, int len)
 		r = i2c_master_send(client, buf, len);
 	}
 
-	if (r >= 0 && r != len)
-		r = -EREMOTEIO;
+	if (r >= 0) {
+		if (r != len)
+			return -EREMOTEIO;
+		else
+			return 0;
+	}
 
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/include/net/nfc/hci.h b/include/net/nfc/hci.h
index 9b5ed2d94d60..e900072950cb 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/hci.h
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ struct nfc_hci_ops {
 	int (*open) (struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev);
 	void (*close) (struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev);
 	int (*hci_ready) (struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev);
+	/*
+	 * xmit must always send the complete buffer before
+	 * returning. Returned result must be 0 for success
+	 * or negative for failure.
+	 */
 	int (*xmit) (struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 	int (*start_poll) (struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev,
 			   u32 im_protocols, u32 tm_protocols);