diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_hsm.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_hsm.c
index 2e915cafd551..619ac0ff17dc 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_hsm.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_hsm.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int kvm_sbi_hsm_vcpu_start(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 static int kvm_sbi_hsm_vcpu_stop(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	if (vcpu->arch.power_off)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -EACCES;
 
 	kvm_riscv_vcpu_power_off(vcpu);