diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
index c3b9f2761849..edf2e18014cd 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static struct virtqueue *setup_vq(struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev,
 	int err;
 
 	if (index >= vp_modern_get_num_queues(mdev))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	/* Check if queue is either not available or already active. */
 	num = vp_modern_get_queue_size(mdev, index);