diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda10048.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda10048.c
index 7727099a16f60582ed7f9c522a18595f87672514..04e7f1cc1403ef1fb6f197f18cec99827e6d3453 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda10048.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda10048.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int tda10048_firmware_upload(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 
 	if (fw->size != TDA10048_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE_SIZE) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: firmware incorrect size\n", __func__);
-		return -EIO;
+		ret = -EIO;
 	} else {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: firmware uploading\n", __func__);