diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
index 5400ec99986fc8ad240e44101dc1576c43c59883..599898f0a07b0b3974c4969a8e11f096668e63b9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
@@ -94,9 +94,8 @@ static void cxusb_gpio_tuner(struct dvb_usb_device *d, int onoff)
 
 	o[0] = GPIO_TUNER;
 	o[1] = onoff;
-	cxusb_ctrl_msg(d, CMD_GPIO_WRITE, o, 2, &i, 1);
 
-	if (i != 0x01)
+	if (!cxusb_ctrl_msg(d, CMD_GPIO_WRITE, o, 2, &i, 1) && i != 0x01)
 		deb_info("gpio_write failed.\n");
 
 	st->gpio_write_state[GPIO_TUNER] = onoff;