diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c
index 30ee590..65728c2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c
@@ -170,18 +170,18 @@
 static int af9033_wr_reg_val_tab(struct af9033_state *state,
 		const struct reg_val *tab, int tab_len)
 {
+#define MAX_TAB_LEN 212
 	int ret, i, j;
-	u8 buf[MAX_XFER_SIZE];
-
-	if (tab_len > sizeof(buf)) {
-		dev_warn(&state->i2c->dev,
-			 "%s: i2c wr len=%d is too big!\n",
-			 KBUILD_MODNAME, tab_len);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	u8 buf[1 + MAX_TAB_LEN];
 
 	dev_dbg(&state->i2c->dev, "%s: tab_len=%d\n", __func__, tab_len);
 
+	if (tab_len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&state->i2c->dev, "%s: tab len %d is too big\n",
+				KBUILD_MODNAME, tab_len);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < tab_len; i++) {
 		buf[j] = tab[i].val;