diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
index db58b84d43ee936057ff094e42be513d4ea89ae4..243e8446b8dd7bd7dd4f85fbf159d8e8a6f26579 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static int usbtmc488_ioctl_read_stb(struct usbtmc_file_data *file_data,
 
 		if (rv == 0) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "wait timed out\n");
-			rv = -ETIME;
+			rv = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			goto exit;
 		}