diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tt.c
index 4d907f60bce9f..1232f63278eb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tt.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_tzone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *device,
 
 	if (!iwl_mvm_firmware_running(mvm) ||
 	    mvm->fwrt.cur_fw_img != IWL_UCODE_REGULAR) {
-		ret = -EIO;
+		ret = -ENODATA;
 		goto out;
 	}