diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd_dif.c b/drivers/scsi/sd_dif.c
index 88da977457102..84be62149c6c9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd_dif.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd_dif.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ int sd_dif_prepare(struct request *rq, sector_t hw_sector, unsigned int sector_s
 		  __func__, virt, phys, be32_to_cpu(sdt->ref_tag),
 		  be16_to_cpu(sdt->app_tag));
 
-	return -EIO;
+	return -EILSEQ;
 }
 
 /*