diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5647.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5647.c
index 61aa86e507b32..0c88f682de9b9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5647.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5647.c
@@ -204,11 +204,13 @@ static int ov5647_write(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u16 reg, u8 val)
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = i2c_master_send(client, data, 3);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "%s: i2c write error, reg: %x\n",
 				__func__, reg);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ov5647_read(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u16 reg, u8 *val)
@@ -225,11 +227,13 @@ static int ov5647_read(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u16 reg, u8 *val)
 	}
 
 	ret = i2c_master_recv(client, val, 1);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "%s: i2c read error, reg: %x\n",
 				__func__, reg);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ov5647_write_array(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,