diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_twi.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_twi.c
index b5fc202c3a8..899f56a8105 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_twi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_twi.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,9 @@ static int twi_registercallback(FAR struct i2c_dev_s *dev,
  *   Receive a block of data on I2C using the previously selected I2C
  *   frequency and slave address.
  *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   Returns zero on success; a negated errno value on failure.
+ *
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_TRANSFER
diff --git a/drivers/input/mxt.c b/drivers/input/mxt.c
index 46a3ab9a1f5..fd35ca0711c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mxt.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mxt.c
@@ -291,20 +291,8 @@ static int mxt_getreg(FAR struct mxt_dev_s *priv, uint16_t regaddr,
    */
 
   ret = I2C_TRANSFER(priv->i2c, msg, 2);
-  if (ret == 2)
+  if (ret < 0)
     {
-      ret = OK;
-    }
-
-  /* The return value was an error or some number of messages other than 2 */
-
-  else
-    {
-      if (ret >= 0)
-        {
-          ret = -EIO;
-        }
-
       idbg("ERROR: I2C_TRANSFER failed: %d\n", ret);
     }
 
@@ -344,20 +332,8 @@ static int mxt_putreg(FAR struct mxt_dev_s *priv, uint16_t regaddr,
    */
 
   ret = I2C_TRANSFER(priv->i2c, msg, 2);
-  if (ret == 2)
+  if (ret < 0)
     {
-      ret = OK;
-    }
-
-  /* The return value was an error or some number of messages other than 2 */
-
-  else
-    {
-      if (ret >= 0)
-        {
-          ret = -EIO;
-        }
-
       idbg("ERROR: I2C_TRANSFER failed: %d\n", ret);
     }
 
@@ -387,7 +363,7 @@ static FAR struct mxt_object_s *mxt_object(FAR struct mxt_dev_s *priv,
         }
     }
 
-  idbg("ERROR: Invalid object type\n");
+  idbg("ERROR: Invalid object type: %d\n", type);
   return NULL;
 }