diff --git a/crypto/lz4.c b/crypto/lz4.c
index 71eff9b01b12..2ce2660d3519 100644
--- a/crypto/lz4.c
+++ b/crypto/lz4.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int __lz4_decompress_crypto(const u8 *src, unsigned int slen,
 	int out_len = LZ4_decompress_safe(src, dst, slen, *dlen);
 
 	if (out_len < 0)
-		return out_len;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	*dlen = out_len;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/crypto/lz4hc.c b/crypto/lz4hc.c
index 03a34a8109c0..2be14f054daf 100644
--- a/crypto/lz4hc.c
+++ b/crypto/lz4hc.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int __lz4hc_decompress_crypto(const u8 *src, unsigned int slen,
 	int out_len = LZ4_decompress_safe(src, dst, slen, *dlen);
 
 	if (out_len < 0)
-		return out_len;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	*dlen = out_len;
 	return 0;