diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c
index 68df16b3ce72..50a61143898b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int usbtv_set_regs(struct usbtv *usbtv, const u16 regs[][2], int size)
 
 		ret = usb_control_msg(usbtv->udev, pipe, USBTV_REQUEST_REG,
 			USB_DIR_OUT | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
-			value, index, NULL, 0, 0);
+			value, index, NULL, 0, USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
index 3668a04359e8..7c23d82313a8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
@@ -720,7 +720,8 @@ static int usbtv_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 		ret = usb_control_msg(usbtv->udev,
 			usb_rcvctrlpipe(usbtv->udev, 0), USBTV_CONTROL_REG,
 			USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
-			0, USBTV_BASE + 0x0244, (void *)data, 3, 0);
+			0, USBTV_BASE + 0x0244, (void *)data, 3,
+			USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto error;
 	}
@@ -771,7 +772,7 @@ static int usbtv_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 	ret = usb_control_msg(usbtv->udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(usbtv->udev, 0),
 			USBTV_CONTROL_REG,
 			USB_DIR_OUT | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
-			0, index, (void *)data, size, 0);
+			0, index, (void *)data, size, USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT);
 
 error:
 	if (ret < 0)