diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
index dbb520199756..8e1ef0056d6b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -358,14 +358,14 @@ int rndis_filter_receive(struct hv_device *dev,
 	if (!net_dev->extension) {
 		dev_err(&dev->device, "got rndis message but no rndis device - "
 			  "dropping this message!\n");
-		return -1;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	rndis_dev = (struct rndis_device *)net_dev->extension;
 	if (rndis_dev->state == RNDIS_DEV_UNINITIALIZED) {
 		dev_err(&dev->device, "got rndis message but rndis device "
 			   "uninitialized...dropping this message!\n");
-		return -1;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	rndis_hdr = (struct rndis_message *)kmap_atomic(