diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-vbi.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-vbi.c
index 58489ea0c1da..7cf2271866d0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-vbi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-vbi.c
@@ -144,11 +144,10 @@ static int buffer_prepare(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	vb2_set_plane_payload(vb, 0, size);
 
-	cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc, sgt->sgl,
-			 0, VBI_LINE_LENGTH * lines,
-			 VBI_LINE_LENGTH, 0,
-			 lines);
-	return 0;
+	return cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc, sgt->sgl,
+				0, VBI_LINE_LENGTH * lines,
+				VBI_LINE_LENGTH, 0,
+				lines);
 }
 
 static void buffer_finish(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-video.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-video.c
index b8abcd550604..547e18da1ad7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-video.c
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ static int queue_setup(struct vb2_queue *q,
 
 static int buffer_prepare(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *vbuf = to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(vb);
 	struct cx8800_dev *dev = vb->vb2_queue->drv_priv;
 	struct cx88_core *core = dev->core;
@@ -447,35 +448,35 @@ static int buffer_prepare(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 
 	switch (core->field) {
 	case V4L2_FIELD_TOP:
-		cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
-				 sgt->sgl, 0, UNSET,
-				 buf->bpl, 0, core->height);
+		ret = cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
+				       sgt->sgl, 0, UNSET,
+				       buf->bpl, 0, core->height);
 		break;
 	case V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM:
-		cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
-				 sgt->sgl, UNSET, 0,
-				 buf->bpl, 0, core->height);
+		ret = cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
+				       sgt->sgl, UNSET, 0,
+				       buf->bpl, 0, core->height);
 		break;
 	case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB:
-		cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
-				 sgt->sgl,
-				 0, buf->bpl * (core->height >> 1),
-				 buf->bpl, 0,
-				 core->height >> 1);
+		ret = cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
+				       sgt->sgl,
+				       0, buf->bpl * (core->height >> 1),
+				       buf->bpl, 0,
+				       core->height >> 1);
 		break;
 	case V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT:
-		cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
-				 sgt->sgl,
-				 buf->bpl * (core->height >> 1), 0,
-				 buf->bpl, 0,
-				 core->height >> 1);
+		ret = cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
+				       sgt->sgl,
+				       buf->bpl * (core->height >> 1), 0,
+				       buf->bpl, 0,
+				       core->height >> 1);
 		break;
 	case V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED:
 	default:
-		cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
-				 sgt->sgl, 0, buf->bpl,
-				 buf->bpl, buf->bpl,
-				 core->height >> 1);
+		ret = cx88_risc_buffer(dev->pci, &buf->risc,
+				       sgt->sgl, 0, buf->bpl,
+				       buf->bpl, buf->bpl,
+				       core->height >> 1);
 		break;
 	}
 	dprintk(2,
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ static int buffer_prepare(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 		buf, buf->vb.vb2_buf.index, __func__,
 		core->width, core->height, dev->fmt->depth, dev->fmt->fourcc,
 		(unsigned long)buf->risc.dma);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void buffer_finish(struct vb2_buffer *vb)