diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
index ffa23bd07173..759f68066b5d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ bad_alignment:
 	jr	t2
 	/* Unreached */
 
-einval:	li	v0, -EINVAL
+einval:	li	v0, -ENOSYS
 	jr	ra
 	END(sys_syscall)