diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
index 25af207f1962..3e8f9819f08c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ int enetc_ioctl(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 #endif
 
 	if (!ndev->phydev)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return phy_mii_ioctl(ndev->phydev, rq, cmd);
 }