diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-cache.c b/sound/soc/soc-cache.c
index 28bf1ff980ce9cc57b1178cfae824e751c0f18c3..6702a3dcd3fe84ae2af02f838d86468a4a2cefa6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-cache.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-cache.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static unsigned int snd_soc_8_16_read(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 	if (reg >= codec->driver->reg_cache_size ||
 	    snd_soc_codec_volatile_register(codec, reg)) {
 		if (codec->cache_only)
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return -1;
 
 		return codec->hw_read(codec, reg);
 	} else {
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static unsigned int snd_soc_16_16_read(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 	if (reg >= codec->driver->reg_cache_size ||
 	    snd_soc_codec_volatile_register(codec, reg)) {
 		if (codec->cache_only)
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return -1;
 
 		return codec->hw_read(codec, reg);
 	}