diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 2afaa8226342..46f977177faf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ static int dvb_frontend_handle_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	struct dvb_frontend *fe = dvbdev->priv;
 	struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv = fe->frontend_priv;
 	struct dtv_frontend_properties *c = &fe->dtv_property_cache;
-	int i, err;
+	int i, err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	dev_dbg(fe->dvb->device, "%s:\n", __func__);
 
@@ -2145,6 +2145,7 @@ static int dvb_frontend_handle_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			}
 		}
 		kfree(tvp);
+		err = 0;
 		break;
 	}
 	case FE_GET_PROPERTY: {
@@ -2196,6 +2197,7 @@ static int dvb_frontend_handle_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		kfree(tvp);
+		err = 0;
 		break;
 	}