diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c b/drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c
index e0465a9bf3f9..5dd73bc511ba 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static long udmabuf_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int ioctl,
 		ret = udmabuf_ioctl_create_list(filp, arg);
 		break;
 	default:
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+		ret = -ENOTTY;
 		break;
 	}
 	return ret;