diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/ix2505v.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/ix2505v.c
index 55f2eba7bc9..6360c681ded 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/ix2505v.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/ix2505v.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int ix2505v_read_status_reg(struct ix2505v_state *state)
 	ret = i2c_transfer(state->i2c, msg, 1);
 	deb_i2c("Read %s ", __func__);
 
-	return (ret = 1) ? (int) b2[0] : -1;
+	return (ret == 1) ? (int) b2[0] : -1;
 }
 
 static int ix2505v_write(struct ix2505v_state *state, u8 buf[], u8 count)