diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index b489ed262fa59d54418c8256c361c599de8a918d..7d8ead52d25fdef4235d2171adef3a049ec55420 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ ebt_check_entry(struct ebt_entry *e, struct ebt_table_info *newinfo,
 	} else if (t->u.target->checkentry &&
 	    !t->u.target->checkentry(name, e, NULL, t->data, hookmask)) {
 		module_put(t->u.target->me);
-		ret = -EFAULT;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto cleanup_watchers;
 	}
 	(*cnt)++;