diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/bcm2048/radio-bcm2048.c b/drivers/staging/media/bcm2048/radio-bcm2048.c
index ea15cc6380970e159addcf91ce18c431b1cb1ef0..4d9bd02ede4700c8a89460ed68b0ce66898d3c26 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/bcm2048/radio-bcm2048.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/bcm2048/radio-bcm2048.c
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ static int bcm2048_set_rds_no_lock(struct bcm2048_device *bdev, u8 rds_on)
 					   flags);
 		memset(&bdev->rds_info, 0, sizeof(bdev->rds_info));
 	}
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	return bcm2048_send_command(bdev, BCM2048_I2C_FM_RDS_SYSTEM,
 				    bdev->cache_fm_rds_system);