diff --git a/drivers/firmware/edd.c b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
index 744011989044..9e4f59dc7f1e 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/edd.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ edd_init(void)
 
 	if (!edd_num_devices()) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "EDD information not available.\n");
-		return 1;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	edd_kset = kset_create_and_add("edd", NULL, firmware_kobj);