diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_tiocmd.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_tiocmd.c
index 299ceddfb233..c1e3966de301 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_tiocmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_tiocmd.c
@@ -286,10 +286,9 @@ int ni_tio_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	if (err)
 		return 3;
 
-	/* step 4: fix up any arguments */
+	/* Step 4: fix up any arguments */
 
-	if (err)
-		return 4;
+	/* Step 5: check channel list if it exists */
 
 	return 0;
 }