diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c
index e51fa2c694bc..a1071687d903 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ static void bq27xxx_battery_update_unlocked(struct bq27xxx_device_info *di)
 
 	cache.flags = bq27xxx_read(di, BQ27XXX_REG_FLAGS, has_singe_flag);
 	if ((cache.flags & 0xff) == 0xff)
-		cache.flags = -1; /* read error */
+		cache.flags = -ENODEV; /* read error */
 	if (cache.flags >= 0) {
 		cache.temperature = bq27xxx_battery_read_temperature(di);
 		if (di->regs[BQ27XXX_REG_TTE] != INVALID_REG_ADDR)