diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
index 512f32ff446a..2ca10dfec91f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ retry:
 				ret = -EIO;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			alt = ep_tb[--alt_idx].alt;
+			gspca_dev->alt = ep_tb[--alt_idx].alt;
 		}
 	}
 out: