diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
index e9dce0dfd102..0c2f4660a7bd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
@@ -1345,13 +1345,6 @@ static int cec_config_log_addr(struct cec_adapter *adap,
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		/*
-		 * The message was aborted or timed out due to a disconnect or
-		 * unconfigure, just bail out.
-		 */
-		if (msg.tx_status &
-		    (CEC_TX_STATUS_ABORTED | CEC_TX_STATUS_TIMEOUT))
-			return -EINTR;
 		if (msg.tx_status & CEC_TX_STATUS_OK)
 			return 0;
 		if (msg.tx_status & CEC_TX_STATUS_NACK)