diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index 8ba7296..40b2f2a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -3253,7 +3253,7 @@
 
 
 int pvr2_hdw_register_access(struct pvr2_hdw *hdw,
-			     u32 chip_id, u32 reg_id,
+			     u32 chip_id, u64 reg_id,
 			     int setFl,u32 *val_ptr)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG
@@ -3263,6 +3263,8 @@
 	int stat = 0;
 	int okFl = 0;
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) return -EPERM;
+
 	req.i2c_id = chip_id;
 	req.reg = reg_id;
 	if (setFl) req.val = *val_ptr;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h
index e6df8e4..566a8ef 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
    setFl   - true to set the register, false to read it
    val_ptr - storage location for source / result. */
 int pvr2_hdw_register_access(struct pvr2_hdw *,
-			     u32 chip_id,u32 reg_id,
+			     u32 chip_id,u64 reg_id,
 			     int setFl,u32 *val_ptr);
 
 /* The following entry points are all lower level things you normally don't
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
index 024b6d8..4fe4136 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
@@ -738,10 +738,6 @@
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG
 	case VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER:
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
-			ret = -EPERM;
-			break;
-		} /* fall through */
 	case VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER:
 	{
 		u32 val;