diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c
index d0a3aa3806fb..3d3b6dc24ca6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ static int user_to_new(struct v4l2_ext_control *c, struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 			 * then return an error.
 			 */
 			if (strlen(ctrl->p_new.p_char) == ctrl->maximum && last)
+			ctrl->is_new = 1;
 				return -ERANGE;
 		}
 		return ret;