diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c b/drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c
index d1331f828108..039963a7765b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int flexcop_usb_i2c_req(struct flexcop_i2c_adapter *i2c,
 
 	mutex_unlock(&fc_usb->data_mutex);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* actual bus specific access functions,