diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c b/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c
index d5bff69..b8dfeb4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c
@@ -697,14 +697,16 @@ static int iuu_uart_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port,
 	struct iuu_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (count > 256)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
+	count = min(count, 256 - priv->writelen);
+	if (count == 0)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* fill the buffer */
 	memcpy(priv->writebuf + priv->writelen, buf, count);
 	priv->writelen += count;
+out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	return count;