diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c
index 0ee54fba0a23..92df7c2d5850 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ static int atusb_control_msg(struct atusb *atusb, unsigned int pipe,
 
 	ret = usb_control_msg(usb_dev, pipe, request, requesttype,
 			      value, index, data, size, timeout);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret < size) {
+		ret = ret < 0 ? ret : -ENODATA;
+
 		atusb->err = ret;
 		dev_err(&usb_dev->dev,
 			"atusb_control_msg: req 0x%02x val 0x%x idx 0x%x, error %d\n",
@@ -637,9 +639,9 @@ static int atusb_get_and_show_build(struct atusb *atusb)
 	if (!build)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = atusb_control_msg(atusb, usb_rcvctrlpipe(usb_dev, 0),
-				ATUSB_BUILD, ATUSB_REQ_FROM_DEV, 0, 0,
-				build, ATUSB_BUILD_SIZE, 1000);
+	/* We cannot call atusb_control_msg() here, since this request may read various length data */
+	ret = usb_control_msg(atusb->usb_dev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(usb_dev, 0), ATUSB_BUILD,
+			      ATUSB_REQ_FROM_DEV, 0, 0, build, ATUSB_BUILD_SIZE, 1000);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		build[ret] = 0;
 		dev_info(&usb_dev->dev, "Firmware: build %s\n", build);