diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index 74b48cfa1bb2d4be464180b6913c6cd28462eb5f..7ed72d6c1c6fc4d2c528e7c5578c2836a2875914 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static int proc_reg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (!pde->proc_fops) {
 		spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
 		kfree(pdeo);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	pde->pde_users++;
 	open = pde->proc_fops->open;