diff --git a/drivers/media/video/videobuf-core.c b/drivers/media/video/videobuf-core.c
index b7b05842cf28..29b3c693a8e4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/videobuf-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/videobuf-core.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ int videobuf_reqbufs(struct videobuf_queue *q,
 	}
 
 	req->count = retval;
+	retval = 0;
 
  done:
 	mutex_unlock(&q->vb_lock);