diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
index ecac6dd2b3e4..88ab80d71e7f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
@@ -1478,10 +1478,8 @@ bool uvc_ctrl_status_event_async(struct urb *urb, struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
 	struct uvc_device *dev = chain->dev;
 	struct uvc_ctrl_work *w = &dev->async_ctrl;
 
-	if (list_empty(&ctrl->info.mappings)) {
-		ctrl->handle = NULL;
+	if (list_empty(&ctrl->info.mappings))
 		return false;
-	}
 
 	w->data = data;
 	w->urb = urb;