diff --git a/security/nss/lib/softoken/pkcs11c.c b/security/nss/lib/softoken/pkcs11c.c
index 6565ab07915d..a4ef89cb4a4c 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/softoken/pkcs11c.c
+++ b/security/nss/lib/softoken/pkcs11c.c
@@ -2474,7 +2474,7 @@ CK_RV NSC_VerifyRecover(CK_SESSION_HANDLE hSession,
     sftk_SetContextByType(session, SFTK_VERIFY_RECOVER, NULL);
 finish:
     sftk_FreeSession(session);
-    return (rv == SECSuccess)  ? CKR_OK : CKR_DEVICE_ERROR;
+    return (rv == SECSuccess)  ? CKR_OK : CKR_SIGNATURE_INVALID;
 }
 
 /*