diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/fe-get-property.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/fe-get-property.rst
index 948d2ba84f2c..b69741d9cedf 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/fe-get-property.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/fe-get-property.rst
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ depends on the delivery system and on the device:
 
    -  This call requires read/write access to the device.
 
-   -  At return, the values are updated to reflect the actual parameters
-      used.
+.. note::
+
+   At return, the values aren't updated to reflect the actual
+   parameters used. If the actual parameters are needed, an explicit
+   call to ``FE_GET_PROPERTY`` is needed.
 
 -  ``FE_GET_PROPERTY:``
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index b19f40be0ab2..5e3bcae477d2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -2125,7 +2125,6 @@ static int dvb_frontend_handle_ioctl(struct file *file,
 				kfree(tvp);
 				return err;
 			}
-			(tvp + i)->result = err;
 		}
 		kfree(tvp);
 		break;
@@ -2170,7 +2169,6 @@ static int dvb_frontend_handle_ioctl(struct file *file,
 				kfree(tvp);
 				return err;
 			}
-			(tvp + i)->result = err;
 		}
 
 		if (copy_to_user((void __user *)tvps->props, tvp,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
index 861cacd5711f..6bc26f35217b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ struct dtv_fe_stats {
  * @cmd:	Digital TV command.
  * @reserved:	Not used.
  * @u:		Union with the values for the command.
- * @result:	Result of the command set (currently unused).
+ * @result:	Unused
  *
  * The @u union may have either one of the values below:
  *