diff --git a/drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c b/drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c
index ce1e2aa..d6c7765 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c
@@ -165,17 +165,7 @@
 		/* Does the error line indicate end of data? */
 		if (((i & 1) == 0) &&
 		    (parport_read_status(port) & PARPORT_STATUS_ERROR)) {
-			port->physport->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_HBUSY_DNA;
-			DPRINTK (KERN_DEBUG
-				"%s: No more nibble data (%d bytes)\n",
-				port->name, i/2);
-
-			/* Go to reverse idle phase. */
-			parport_frob_control (port,
-					      PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD,
-					      PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD);
-			port->physport->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_REV_IDLE;
-			break;
+			goto end_of_data;
 		}
 
 		/* Event 7: Set nAutoFd low. */
@@ -225,18 +215,25 @@
 			byte = nibble;
 	}
 
-	i /= 2; /* i is now in bytes */
-
 	if (i == len) {
 		/* Read the last nibble without checking data avail. */
-		port = port->physport;
-		if (parport_read_status (port) & PARPORT_STATUS_ERROR)
-			port->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_HBUSY_DNA;
+		if (parport_read_status (port) & PARPORT_STATUS_ERROR) {
+		end_of_data:
+			DPRINTK (KERN_DEBUG
+				"%s: No more nibble data (%d bytes)\n",
+				port->name, i/2);
+
+			/* Go to reverse idle phase. */
+			parport_frob_control (port,
+					      PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD,
+					      PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD);
+			port->physport->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_REV_IDLE;
+		}
 		else
-			port->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_HBUSY_DAVAIL;
+			port->physport->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_HBUSY_DAVAIL;
 	}
 
-	return i;
+	return i/2;
 #endif /* IEEE1284 support */
 }
 
@@ -256,17 +253,7 @@
 
 		/* Data available? */
 		if (parport_read_status (port) & PARPORT_STATUS_ERROR) {
-			port->physport->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_HBUSY_DNA;
-			DPRINTK (KERN_DEBUG
-				 "%s: No more byte data (%Zd bytes)\n",
-				 port->name, count);
-
-			/* Go to reverse idle phase. */
-			parport_frob_control (port,
-					      PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD,
-					      PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD);
-			port->physport->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_REV_IDLE;
-			break;
+			goto end_of_data;
 		}
 
 		/* Event 14: Place data bus in high impedance state. */
@@ -318,11 +305,20 @@
 
 	if (count == len) {
 		/* Read the last byte without checking data avail. */
-		port = port->physport;
-		if (parport_read_status (port) & PARPORT_STATUS_ERROR)
-			port->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_HBUSY_DNA;
+		if (parport_read_status (port) & PARPORT_STATUS_ERROR) {
+		end_of_data:
+			DPRINTK (KERN_DEBUG
+				 "%s: No more byte data (%Zd bytes)\n",
+				 port->name, count);
+
+			/* Go to reverse idle phase. */
+			parport_frob_control (port,
+					      PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD,
+					      PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD);
+			port->physport->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_REV_IDLE;
+		}
 		else
-			port->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_HBUSY_DAVAIL;
+			port->physport->ieee1284.phase = IEEE1284_PH_HBUSY_DAVAIL;
 	}
 
 	return count;