diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_misc.c b/fs/proc/proc_misc.c
index 5a16090a6d6e..7e277f2ad466 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_misc.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_misc.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static ssize_t kpagecount_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	pfn = src / KPMSIZE;
 	count = min_t(size_t, count, (max_pfn * KPMSIZE) - src);
 	if (src & KPMMASK || count & KPMMASK)
-		return -EIO;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	while (count > 0) {
 		ppage = NULL;
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static ssize_t kpageflags_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	pfn = src / KPMSIZE;
 	count = min_t(unsigned long, count, (max_pfn * KPMSIZE) - src);
 	if (src & KPMMASK || count & KPMMASK)
-		return -EIO;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	while (count > 0) {
 		ppage = NULL;