diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c
index a3f7b3789cdcad9dddeb6ad234ca1c563f8933c2..f6b9b4e4298bac5f74a93b7dd1a776dd2d4f7215 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c
@@ -152,5 +152,5 @@ acpi_tb_find_table(char *signature,
 
 unlock_and_exit:
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_FOUND);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }