diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
index 5c70c0125b5c..582197457b34 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static long ir_lirc_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 			else if (dev->s_timeout)
 				ret = dev->s_timeout(dev, tmp);
-			else if (!ret)
+			else
 				dev->timeout = tmp;
 		}
 		break;