diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 7872903c08a1..7b8c85f9e035 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -605,6 +605,18 @@ static int nvmem_cell_info_to_nvmem_cell_entry_nodup(struct nvmem_device *nvmem,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED(cell->raw_len, nvmem->word_size)) {
+		dev_err(&nvmem->dev,
+			"cell %s raw len %zd unaligned to nvmem word size %d\n",
+			cell->name ?: "<unknown>", cell->raw_len,
+			nvmem->word_size);
+
+		if (info->raw_len)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		cell->raw_len = ALIGN(cell->raw_len, nvmem->word_size);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }