diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/hi846.c b/drivers/media/i2c/hi846.c
index 306dc35e925f..f8709cdf28b3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/hi846.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/hi846.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,8 @@ static int hi846_set_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 					 exposure_max);
 	}
 
-	if (!pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(&client->dev))
+	ret = pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(&client->dev);
+	if (!ret || ret == -EAGAIN)
 		return 0;
 
 	switch (ctrl->id) {