diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88ds3103.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88ds3103.c
index bc356ac4fe5e..f204e715bc59 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88ds3103.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88ds3103.c
@@ -980,6 +980,8 @@ static int m88ds3103_set_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 			goto err;
 
 		ret = m88ds3103_update_bits(dev, 0xc9, 0x08, 0x08);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "carrier offset=%d\n",