diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/wl128x/fmdrv_common.c b/drivers/media/radio/wl128x/fmdrv_common.c
index a1fcb80a2191e13d0bad178055474430c61e625e..053d51a5890a92742687eacc0a29a433f9434cd3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/wl128x/fmdrv_common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/wl128x/fmdrv_common.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ int fmc_prepare(struct fmdev *fmdev)
 		}
 
 		ret = 0;
-	} else if (ret == -1) {
+	} else if (ret < 0) {
 		fmerr("st_register failed %d\n", ret);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}