diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h
index f536bceec5ef6badd911c033d66766b16a24e3c1..4e87862cd501f9805407a70f3561ac04d5e3ef2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ struct hclgevf_mbx_resp_status {
 	u8 additional_info[HCLGE_MBX_MAX_RESP_DATA_SIZE];
 };
 
+struct errno_respcode_map {
+	u16 resp_code;
+	int errno;
+};
+
 struct hclge_mbx_vf_to_pf_cmd {
 	u8 rsv;
 	u8 mbx_src_vfid; /* Auto filled by IMP */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
index 184912607a2a68543f7b7fc1e1f8a206c4496f64..08b13a41a5807834e1fe1f28feeccab511294dd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
@@ -5,6 +5,35 @@
 #include "hclge_mbx.h"
 #include "hnae3.h"
 
+static const struct errno_respcode_map err_code_map[] = {
+	{0, 0},
+	{1, -EPERM},
+	{2, -ENOENT},
+	{5, -EIO},
+	{11, -EAGAIN},
+	{12, -ENOMEM},
+	{16, -EBUSY},
+	{22, -EINVAL},
+	{28, -ENOSPC},
+	{95, -EOPNOTSUPP},
+};
+
+static u16 hclge_errno_to_resp(int errno)
+{
+#define UNKNOWN_ERR	0xFFFF
+
+	u32 i;
+
+	for (i = 0;
+	     i < sizeof(err_code_map) / sizeof(struct errno_respcode_map);
+	     i++) {
+		if (err_code_map[i].errno == errno)
+			return err_code_map[i].resp_code;
+	}
+
+	return UNKNOWN_ERR;
+}
+
 /* hclge_gen_resp_to_vf: used to generate a synchronous response to VF when PF
  * receives a mailbox message from VF.
  * @vport: pointer to struct hclge_vport
@@ -35,11 +64,10 @@ static int hclge_gen_resp_to_vf(struct hclge_vport *vport,
 
 	resp_pf_to_vf->dest_vfid = vf_to_pf_req->mbx_src_vfid;
 	resp_pf_to_vf->msg_len = vf_to_pf_req->msg_len;
-
 	resp_pf_to_vf->msg[0] = HCLGE_MBX_PF_VF_RESP;
 	resp_pf_to_vf->msg[1] = vf_to_pf_req->msg[0];
 	resp_pf_to_vf->msg[2] = vf_to_pf_req->msg[1];
-	resp_pf_to_vf->msg[3] = (resp_status == 0) ? 0 : 1;
+	resp_pf_to_vf->msg[3] = hclge_errno_to_resp(resp_status);
 
 	if (resp_data && resp_data_len > 0)
 		memcpy(&resp_pf_to_vf->msg[4], resp_data, resp_data_len);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
index 288d069530f9d7f936fb7136ae8563b2adc97ec3..2361f19c3b32482500f8dd7a91ad7f7ca8b96d42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
@@ -5,6 +5,33 @@
 #include "hclgevf_main.h"
 #include "hnae3.h"
 
+static const struct errno_respcode_map err_code_map[] = {
+	{0, 0},
+	{1, -EPERM},
+	{2, -ENOENT},
+	{5, -EIO},
+	{11, -EAGAIN},
+	{12, -ENOMEM},
+	{16, -EBUSY},
+	{22, -EINVAL},
+	{28, -ENOSPC},
+	{95, -EOPNOTSUPP},
+};
+
+static int hclgevf_resp_to_errno(u16 resp_code)
+{
+	u32 i;
+
+	for (i = 0;
+	     i < sizeof(err_code_map) / sizeof(struct errno_respcode_map);
+	     i++) {
+		if (err_code_map[i].resp_code == resp_code)
+			return err_code_map[i].errno;
+	}
+
+	return -EIO;
+}
+
 static void hclgevf_reset_mbx_resp_status(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
 	/* this function should be called with mbx_resp.mbx_mutex held
@@ -192,7 +219,7 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 
 			resp->origin_mbx_msg = (req->msg[1] << 16);
 			resp->origin_mbx_msg |= req->msg[2];
-			resp->resp_status = req->msg[3];
+			resp->resp_status = hclgevf_resp_to_errno(req->msg[3]);
 
 			temp = (u8 *)&req->msg[4];
 			for (i = 0; i < HCLGE_MBX_MAX_RESP_DATA_SIZE; i++) {