diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
index 76d0f17d6be374f9b9c094f3fdae99b7dc924aee..d53946bca5d1c802b840281bfb9050c9c1fe0734 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int hclge_get_ring_chain_from_mbx(
 	ring_num = req->msg.ring_num;
 
 	if (ring_num > HCLGE_MBX_MAX_RING_CHAIN_PARAM_NUM)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ring_num; i++) {
 		if (req->msg.param[i].tqp_index >= vport->nic.kinfo.rss_size) {