diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 4086d335978c..266073e300b5 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -8647,7 +8647,7 @@ int dev_get_port_parent_id(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (!first.id_len)
 			first = *ppid;
 		else if (memcmp(&first, ppid, sizeof(*ppid)))
-			return -ENODATA;
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	return err;