diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 99c4a55545cf..a667636f74bf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ int ib_modify_device(struct ib_device *device,
 		     struct ib_device_modify *device_modify)
 {
 	if (!device->ops.modify_device)
-		return -ENOSYS;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	return device->ops.modify_device(device, device_modify_mask,
 					 device_modify);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
index 7a50cedcef1f..92c932c067cb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ static ssize_t node_desc_store(struct device *device,
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!dev->ops.modify_device)
-		return -EIO;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	memcpy(desc.node_desc, buf, min_t(int, count, IB_DEVICE_NODE_DESC_MAX));
 	ret = ib_modify_device(dev, IB_DEVICE_MODIFY_NODE_DESC, &desc);