diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
index be9d666..48a8ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 					 "%d\n", find_byte, find_bit);
 				return 1;
 			} else {
-				return -1;
+				return -EBADMSG;
 			}
 		} else if (!(diff & (diff - 1))) {
 			/* Single bit ECC error in the ECC itself,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 		} else {
 			/* Uncorrectable error */
 			MTDDEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL0, "ECC UNCORRECTED_ERROR 1\n");
-			return -1;
+			return -EBADMSG;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	} else if (iserror == ECC_STATE_TOO_MANY_ERRS) {
 		val = __raw_readl(&davinci_emif_regs->nanderrval1);
-		return -1;
+		return -EBADMSG;
 	}
 
 	numerrors = ((__raw_readl(&davinci_emif_regs->nandfsr) >> 16)