diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index cd2033cd7120d7631fa8d345409ed9ea86259799..4bc7d620d695f05c26a558cfe70992a4dae83963 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int ___mei_cl_send(struct mei_cl *cl, u8 *buf, size_t length,
 	/* Check if we have an ME client device */
 	id = mei_me_cl_by_id(dev, cl->me_client_id);
 	if (id < 0)
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return id;
 
 	if (length > dev->me_clients[id].props.max_msg_length)
 		return -EINVAL;