diff --git a/drivers/misc/nvscic2c-pcie/pci-client.c b/drivers/misc/nvscic2c-pcie/pci-client.c
index 15cfe6d8..eb677394 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/nvscic2c-pcie/pci-client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/nvscic2c-pcie/pci-client.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ pci_client_get_drv_mode(void *pci_client_h)
 		return DRV_MODE_INVALID;
 	drv_ctx = pci_client_ctx->drv_ctx;
 	if (WARN_ON(!drv_ctx))
-		return NVCPU_MAXIMUM;
+		return DRV_MODE_INVALID;
 	return drv_ctx->drv_mode;
 }