diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 3c6be1452e35dfc48e74ad23e1668c633ce57b24..d2e1edbf843a9659c9c0051be837897a63d27fe4 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -1450,9 +1450,8 @@ static int snd_ctl_tlv_ioctl(struct snd_ctl_file *file,
 		err = kctl->tlv.c(kctl, op_flag, tlv.length, _tlv->tlv);
 		if (err > 0) {
 			struct snd_ctl_elem_id id = kctl->id;
-			up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
 			snd_ctl_notify(card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_TLV, &id);
-			return 0;
+			err = 0;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (op_flag != SNDRV_CTL_TLV_OP_READ) {