diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c b/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c
index d5686e8a8bc650d576af1e5639e709a4a0ddbdc2..ef100ab3564da67616049ede7f8be5b8e18aeb0c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c
@@ -402,15 +402,25 @@ static int r820t_write_reg(struct r820t_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 val)
 	return r820t_write(priv, reg, &val, 1);
 }
 
-static int r820t_write_reg_mask(struct r820t_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 val,
-				u8 bit_mask)
+static int r820t_read_cache_reg(struct r820t_priv *priv, int reg)
 {
-	int r = reg - REG_SHADOW_START;
+	reg -= REG_SHADOW_START;
 
-	if (r >= 0 && r < NUM_REGS)
-		val = (priv->regs[r] & ~bit_mask) | (val & bit_mask);
+	if (reg >= 0 && reg < NUM_REGS)
+		return priv->regs[reg];
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int r820t_write_reg_mask(struct r820t_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 val,
+				u8 bit_mask)
+{
+	int rc = r820t_read_cache_reg(priv, reg);
+
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+
+	val = (rc & ~bit_mask) | (val & bit_mask);
 
 	return r820t_write(priv, reg, &val, 1);
 }