diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov2659.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov2659.c
index 17573257097d..efbe6dc720e2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov2659.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov2659.c
@@ -1330,11 +1330,12 @@ static int ov2659_detect(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 		unsigned short id;
 
 		id = OV265X_ID(pid, ver);
-		if (id != OV2659_ID)
+		if (id != OV2659_ID) {
 			dev_err(&client->dev,
 				"Sensor detection failed (%04X, %d)\n",
 				id, ret);
-		else {
+			ret = -ENODEV;
+		} else {
 			dev_info(&client->dev, "Found OV%04X sensor\n", id);
 			ret = ov2659_init(sd, 0);
 		}