diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
index f7d6fe9c49ba..8f0b90ef8c76 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static int __devinit amd756_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	error = acpi_check_region(amd756_ioport, SMB_IOSIZE,
 				  amd756_driver.name);
 	if (error)
-		return error;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!request_region(amd756_ioport, SMB_IOSIZE, amd756_driver.name)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "SMB region 0x%x already in use!\n",
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd8111.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd8111.c
index a7c59908c457..5b4ad86ca166 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd8111.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd8111.c
@@ -376,8 +376,10 @@ static int __devinit amd8111_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	smbus->size = pci_resource_len(dev, 0);
 
 	error = acpi_check_resource_conflict(&dev->resource[0]);
-	if (error)
+	if (error) {
+		error = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_kfree;
+	}
 
 	if (!request_region(smbus->base, smbus->size, amd8111_driver.name)) {
 		error = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
index 9d2c5adf5d4f..55edcfe5b851 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
@@ -732,8 +732,10 @@ static int __devinit i801_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id
 	}
 
 	err = acpi_check_resource_conflict(&dev->resource[SMBBAR]);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto exit;
+	}
 
 	err = pci_request_region(dev, SMBBAR, i801_driver.name);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-isch.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-isch.c
index 9f6b8e0f8632..dba6eb053e2f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-isch.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-isch.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static int __devinit sch_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	if (acpi_check_region(sch_smba, SMBIOSIZE, sch_driver.name))
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	if (!request_region(sch_smba, SMBIOSIZE, sch_driver.name)) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "SMBus region 0x%x already in use!\n",
 			sch_smba);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c
index a782c7a08f9e..d26a972aacaa 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int __devinit piix4_setup(struct pci_dev *PIIX4_dev,
 	}
 
 	if (acpi_check_region(piix4_smba, SMBIOSIZE, piix4_driver.name))
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!request_region(piix4_smba, SMBIOSIZE, piix4_driver.name)) {
 		dev_err(&PIIX4_dev->dev, "SMBus region 0x%x already in use!\n",
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int __devinit piix4_setup_sb800(struct pci_dev *PIIX4_dev,
 
 	piix4_smba = ((smba_en_hi << 8) | smba_en_lo) & 0xffe0;
 	if (acpi_check_region(piix4_smba, SMBIOSIZE, piix4_driver.name))
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!request_region(piix4_smba, SMBIOSIZE, piix4_driver.name)) {
 		dev_err(&PIIX4_dev->dev, "SMBus region 0x%x already in use!\n",
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c
index 8295885b2fdb..1649963b00dc 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static int __devinit sis96x_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 
 	retval = acpi_check_resource_conflict(&dev->resource[SIS96x_BAR]);
 	if (retval)
-		return retval;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* Everything is happy, let's grab the memory and set things up. */
 	if (!request_region(sis96x_smbus_base, SMB_IOSIZE,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro.c
index 54d810a4d00f..e4b1543015af 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static int __devinit vt596_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 found:
 	error = acpi_check_region(vt596_smba, 8, vt596_driver.name);
 	if (error)
-		return error;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!request_region(vt596_smba, 8, vt596_driver.name)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "SMBus region 0x%x already in use!\n",