diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
index bc27f9430eeb..7c6b91f0e780 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ static int cedrus_request_validate(struct media_request *req)
 	struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl_test;
 	unsigned int count;
 	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(obj, &req->objects, list) {
 		struct vb2_buffer *vb;
@@ -243,12 +244,16 @@ static int cedrus_request_validate(struct media_request *req)
 		if (!ctrl_test) {
 			v4l2_info(&ctx->dev->v4l2_dev,
 				  "Missing required codec control\n");
-			return -ENOENT;
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
 	v4l2_ctrl_request_hdl_put(hdl);
 
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	return vb2_request_validate(req);
 }