diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/rk_ircut.c b/drivers/media/i2c/rk_ircut.c
index 33c1c6848b32..a8d7bd17ef46 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/rk_ircut.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/rk_ircut.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static int ircut_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 static long ircut_ioctl(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 {
-	return 0;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops ircut_core_ops = {