diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
index 99308dac2daa..b79d3bbd8350 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
@@ -4166,9 +4166,9 @@ __poll_t v4l2_ctrl_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 {
 	struct v4l2_fh *fh = file->private_data;
 
+	poll_wait(file, &fh->wait, wait);
 	if (v4l2_event_pending(fh))
 		return EPOLLPRI;
-	poll_wait(file, &fh->wait, wait);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_ctrl_poll);