diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c
index e8c8bdb9c40b..d3355345c1a3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static void int_irq(struct urb *urb)
 	case -ECONNRESET:
 	case -ENODEV:
 	case -ESHUTDOWN:
+	case -EPROTO:
 		/* Stop is requested either by software or hardware is gone,
 		 * keep the ret value non-zero and don't resubmit later.
 		 */