diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-i2c.c b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-i2c.c
index 8d95b1154e12..3a0c45ffd40f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-i2c.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ int cx231xx_i2c_register(struct cx231xx_i2c *bus)
 
 	bus->i2c_adap.algo_data = bus;
 	i2c_set_adapdata(&bus->i2c_adap, &dev->v4l2_dev);
-	i2c_add_adapter(&bus->i2c_adap);
+	bus->i2c_rc = i2c_add_adapter(&bus->i2c_adap);
 
 	if (0 != bus->i2c_rc)
 		dev_warn(dev->dev,
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h
index 986c64ba5b56..27ee035f9f84 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ struct cx231xx_i2c {
 
 	/* i2c i/o */
 	struct i2c_adapter i2c_adap;
-	u32 i2c_rc;
+	int i2c_rc;
 
 	/* different settings for each bus */
 	u8 i2c_period;