diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tea6415c.c b/drivers/media/video/tea6415c.c
index 3e99cea8e4dc87e46449be5352660b8b9ae48188..19621ed523ec605c6f55945eb43c1cf19dd5febb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tea6415c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tea6415c.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static int tea6415c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	/* let's see whether this adapter can support what we need */
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WRITE_BYTE))
-		return 0;
+		return -EIO;
 
 	v4l_info(client, "chip found @ 0x%x (%s)\n",
 			client->addr << 1, client->adapter->name);