diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
index bf1fc7f29ca78912ebc347fb74762019c1549be4..43152aa522271763ca831edf15671bb6efac3b59 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static long uvc_v4l2_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 		xctrl.id = ctrl->id;
 		xctrl.value = ctrl->value;
 
-		uvc_ctrl_begin(chain);
+		ret = uvc_ctrl_begin(chain);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;