diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 40905ce6be0a..a25b3df8e3e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2946,7 +2946,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_tss_addr(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long addr)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (addr > (unsigned int)(-3 * PAGE_SIZE))
-		return -1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	ret = kvm_x86_ops->set_tss_addr(kvm, addr);
 	return ret;
 }