diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/usb/pulse8/pulse8-cec.c b/drivers/media/cec/usb/pulse8/pulse8-cec.c
index 04b13cdc38d2..ba67587bd43e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/usb/pulse8/pulse8-cec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/usb/pulse8/pulse8-cec.c
@@ -809,8 +809,11 @@ static void pulse8_ping_eeprom_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mutex_lock(&pulse8->lock);
 	cmd = MSGCODE_PING;
-	pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, &cmd, 1,
-			     MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
+	if (pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, &cmd, 1,
+				 MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0)) {
+		dev_warn(pulse8->dev, "failed to ping EEPROM\n");
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	if (pulse8->vers < 2)
 		goto unlock;