diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
index 4dd39a0..068ba07 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@
 
 	len = 8 + ((hrt->entry_len * hrt->num_entries) << 2);
 
-	/* We did a get user...so assuming mem is ok...is this bad? */
-	put_user(len, kcmd.reslen);
-	if (len > reslen)
+	if (put_user(len, kcmd.reslen))
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+	else if (len > reslen)
 		ret = -ENOBUFS;
 	else if (copy_to_user(kcmd.resbuf, (void *)hrt, len))
 		ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@
 	lct = (i2o_lct *) c->lct;
 
 	len = (unsigned int)lct->table_size << 2;
-	put_user(len, kcmd.reslen);
-	if (len > reslen)
+	if (put_user(len, kcmd.reslen))
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+	else if (len > reslen)
 		ret = -ENOBUFS;
 	else if (copy_to_user(kcmd.resbuf, lct, len))
 		ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -208,8 +209,9 @@
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	put_user(len, kcmd.reslen);
-	if (len > reslen)
+	if (put_user(len, kcmd.reslen))
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+	else if (len > reslen)
 		ret = -ENOBUFS;
 	else if (copy_to_user(kcmd.resbuf, res, len))
 		ret = -EFAULT;