diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables.c b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
index a17619bfb57b..5837f857ac2e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
@@ -278,12 +278,13 @@ acpi_table_parse_madt(enum acpi_madt_type id,
 
 /**
  * acpi_table_parse - find table with @id, run @handler on it
- *
  * @id: table id to find
  * @handler: handler to run
  *
  * Scan the ACPI System Descriptor Table (STD) for a table matching @id,
- * run @handler on it.  Return 0 if table found, return on if not.
+ * run @handler on it.
+ *
+ * Return 0 if table found, -errno if not.
  */
 int __init acpi_table_parse(char *id, acpi_tbl_table_handler handler)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 726a6aa62b64..7aaf7315d33d 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ struct acpi_table_header;
 static inline int acpi_table_parse(char *id,
 				int (*handler)(struct acpi_table_header *))
 {
-	return -1;
+	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 static inline int acpi_nvs_register(__u64 start, __u64 size)