diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c
index f0177421b7522f2ba7c8fc33a0cdc9cfde02f564..e2dd352224c786c0ead06298178c0de9768165cb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c
@@ -2057,6 +2057,7 @@ static int ov5640_set_ctrl_exposure(struct ov5640_dev *sensor, int exp)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 		max_exp += ret;
+		ret = 0;
 
 		if (ctrls->exposure->val < max_exp)
 			ret = ov5640_set_exposure(sensor, ctrls->exposure->val);