diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c
index f922a2196b2b..769e6b4cddce 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static __poll_t cec_poll(struct file *filp,
 
 	poll_wait(filp, &fh->wait, poll);
 	if (!cec_is_registered(adap))
-		return EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP;
+		return EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP | EPOLLPRI;
 	mutex_lock(&adap->lock);
 	if (adap->is_configured &&
 	    adap->transmit_queue_sz < CEC_MAX_MSG_TX_QUEUE_SZ)