diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c
index 7e47f15f350d..f51327ef6757 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -1659,20 +1659,24 @@ static long __video_do_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	{
 		struct v4l2_dbg_register *p = arg;
 
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			ret = -EPERM;
-		else if (ops->vidioc_g_register)
-			ret = ops->vidioc_g_register(file, fh, p);
+		if (ops->vidioc_g_register) {
+			if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+				ret = -EPERM;
+			else
+				ret = ops->vidioc_g_register(file, fh, p);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 	case VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER:
 	{
 		struct v4l2_dbg_register *p = arg;
 
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			ret = -EPERM;
-		else if (ops->vidioc_s_register)
-			ret = ops->vidioc_s_register(file, fh, p);
+		if (ops->vidioc_s_register) {
+			if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+				ret = -EPERM;
+			else
+				ret = ops->vidioc_s_register(file, fh, p);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 #endif