diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index c7844bacbbcbb3770804ff1d2e0afb7a18ce3ead..a19eff12cf78b9013d66f070153c869f8242b151 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ qdisc_create(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, struct rtattr **tca, int *errp)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	err = -EINVAL;
+	err = -ENOENT;
 	if (ops == NULL)
 		goto err_out;