diff --git a/drivers/acpi/property.c b/drivers/acpi/property.c
index 27db1a968241..c8018d73d5a7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/property.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/property.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ int __acpi_node_get_property_reference(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	 */
 	if (obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) {
 		if (index)
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return -ENOENT;
 
 		ret = acpi_bus_get_device(obj->reference.handle, &device);
 		if (ret)