diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-regs.c b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-regs.c
index 5d0151a0bf18..c2db20538ebb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-regs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-regs.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int __smiapp_read(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor, u32 reg, u32 *val,
 	    && len != SMIAPP_REG_32BIT)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (len == SMIAPP_REG_8BIT && !only8)
+	if (len == SMIAPP_REG_8BIT || !only8)
 		rval = ____smiapp_read(sensor, (u16)reg, len, val);
 	else
 		rval = ____smiapp_read_8only(sensor, (u16)reg, len, val);