diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/qt1010.c b/drivers/media/tuners/qt1010.c
index fa5d2692131f..f7516cb52436 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/qt1010.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/qt1010.c
@@ -342,11 +342,12 @@ static int qt1010_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 			else
 				valptr = &tmpval;
 
-			BUG_ON(i >= ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_data) - 1);
-
-			err = qt1010_init_meas1(priv, i2c_data[i+1].reg,
-						i2c_data[i].reg,
-						i2c_data[i].val, valptr);
+			if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_data) - 1)
+				err = -EIO;
+			else
+				err = qt1010_init_meas1(priv, i2c_data[i + 1].reg,
+							i2c_data[i].reg,
+							i2c_data[i].val, valptr);
 			i++;
 			break;
 		}