diff --git a/net/core/netdev-genl.c b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
index 05f9515d2c05c..a17d7eaeb0019 100644
--- a/net/core/netdev-genl.c
+++ b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
@@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ int netdev_nl_napi_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	napi = napi_by_id(napi_id);
-	if (napi)
+	if (napi) {
 		err = netdev_nl_napi_fill_one(rsp, napi, info);
-	else
-		err = -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(info->extack, info->attrs[NETDEV_A_NAPI_ID]);
+		err = -ENOENT;
+	}
 
 	rtnl_unlock();