diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c
index ac56fd6b6..948ca9cc4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int nvgpu_get_nvhost_dev(struct gk20a *g)
 			nvgpu_warn(g, "host1x reference not found. assuming no syncpoints support");
 			nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_HAS_SYNCPOINTS, false);
 		}
-		return 0;
+		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
 	g->nvhost = nvgpu_kzalloc(g, sizeof(struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_host1x.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_host1x.c
index f9cd0b70e..d8014da25 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_host1x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_host1x.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int nvgpu_get_nvhost_dev(struct gk20a *g)
 	if (!np) {
 		nvgpu_warn(g, "Failed to find host1x, syncpt support disabled");
 		nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_HAS_SYNCPOINTS, false);
-		return 0;
+		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
 	host1x_pdev = of_find_device_by_node(np);