diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 3202a86..91e63ea 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -1150,6 +1150,17 @@ int i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msgs, int num)
 				(msgs[ret].flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN) ? "+" : "");
 		}
 #endif
+		for (ret = 0; ret < num; ret++) {
+			if (msgs[ret].flags & I2C_M_TEN) {
+				/* XXX what"s I2C_M_TEN range */
+				if (msgs[ret].addr < 0x03 || msgs[ret].addr > 0x377)
+					return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			else {
+				if (msgs[ret].addr < 0x03 || msgs[ret].addr > 0x77)
+					return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		}
 
 		if (in_atomic() || irqs_disabled()) {
 			ret = rt_mutex_trylock(&adap->bus_lock);