diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
index ae04826e82fc..a32dd851e712 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static int __ib_cache_gid_get(struct ib_device *ib_dev, u8 port, int index,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (table->data_vec[index].props & GID_TABLE_ENTRY_INVALID)
-		return -EAGAIN;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	memcpy(gid, &table->data_vec[index].gid, sizeof(*gid));
 	if (attr) {