diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
index 8cbaab9a6084..f0bc3e060ab8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
@@ -322,8 +322,10 @@ static int af9035_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		} else if ((msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[0]) ||
 			   (msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[1])) {
-			if (msg[0].len < 3 || msg[1].len < 1)
-				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			if (msg[0].len < 3 || msg[1].len < 1) {
+				ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+				goto unlock;
+			}
 			/* demod access via firmware interface */
 			reg = msg[0].buf[0] << 16 | msg[0].buf[1] << 8 |
 					msg[0].buf[2];
@@ -383,8 +385,10 @@ static int af9035_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		} else if ((msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[0]) ||
 			   (msg[0].addr == state->af9033_i2c_addr[1])) {
-			if (msg[0].len < 3)
-				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			if (msg[0].len < 3) {
+				ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+				goto unlock;
+			}
 			/* demod access via firmware interface */
 			reg = msg[0].buf[0] << 16 | msg[0].buf[1] << 8 |
 					msg[0].buf[2];
@@ -459,6 +463,7 @@ static int af9035_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&d->i2c_mutex);
 
 	if (ret < 0)