diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index cd2990fdf6c1..ca1dd3aa5eee 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -914,19 +914,19 @@ int __ref online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages, int online_typ
 	if ((zone_idx(zone) > ZONE_NORMAL || online_type == ONLINE_MOVABLE) &&
 	    !can_online_high_movable(zone)) {
 		unlock_memory_hotplug();
-		return -1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (online_type == ONLINE_KERNEL && zone_idx(zone) == ZONE_MOVABLE) {
 		if (move_pfn_range_left(zone - 1, zone, pfn, pfn + nr_pages)) {
 			unlock_memory_hotplug();
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
 	if (online_type == ONLINE_MOVABLE && zone_idx(zone) == ZONE_MOVABLE - 1) {
 		if (move_pfn_range_right(zone, zone + 1, pfn, pfn + nr_pages)) {
 			unlock_memory_hotplug();
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}