diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 95e9dfbe98395..7ad2b1b0b1254 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -7522,7 +7522,7 @@ static int i40e_setup_tc_cls_flower(struct i40e_netdev_priv *np,
 	case TC_CLSFLOWER_STATS:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index a7b87f9354113..dc56a86674950 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -2884,7 +2884,7 @@ static int i40evf_setup_tc_cls_flower(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 	case TC_CLSFLOWER_STATS:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index f707709969acf..6a78d8272eb2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2698,7 +2698,7 @@ static int igb_setup_tc_cls_flower(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 	case TC_CLSFLOWER_STATS:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 }