diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index 29904395e95f..b2f05d27167e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ static int __init acpi_cpufreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* don't keep reloading if cpufreq_driver exists */
 	if (cpufreq_get_current_driver())
-		return -EEXIST;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	pr_debug("%s\n", __func__);
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
index 1d2cfea9858a..73efbcf5513b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static int __init pcc_cpufreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Skip initialization if another cpufreq driver is there. */
 	if (cpufreq_get_current_driver())
-		return -EEXIST;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (acpi_disabled)
 		return -ENODEV;