diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c
index cee9c83e48de..99c6289ae585 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c
@@ -1685,7 +1685,10 @@ static int lgdt3306a_read_signal_strength(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	case QAM_256:
 	case QAM_AUTO:
 		/* need to know actual modulation to set proper SNR baseline */
-		lgdt3306a_read_reg(state, 0x00a6, &val);
+		ret = lgdt3306a_read_reg(state, 0x00a6, &val);
+		if (lg_chkerr(ret))
+			goto fail;
+
 		if(val & 0x04)
 			ref_snr = 2800; /* QAM-256 28dB */
 		else