diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/soc_camera/ov9640.c b/drivers/media/i2c/soc_camera/ov9640.c
index 8c93c57af71c..65085a235128 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/soc_camera/ov9640.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/soc_camera/ov9640.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int ov9640_reg_rmw(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 set, u8 unset)
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev,
 			"[Read]-Modify-Write of register %02x failed!\n", reg);
-		return val;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	val |= set;