diff --git a/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c b/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c
index b5f9ee81a46c..452e72b7bd01 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ ccio_map_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sglist, int nents,
 	BUG_ON(!dev);
 	ioc = GET_IOC(dev);
 	if (!ioc)
-		return 0;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	
 	DBG_RUN_SG("%s() START %d entries\n", __func__, nents);
 
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/sba_iommu.c b/drivers/parisc/sba_iommu.c
index dce4cdf786cd..e60690d38d67 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/sba_iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/sba_iommu.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ sba_map_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sglist, int nents,
 
 	ioc = GET_IOC(dev);
 	if (!ioc)
-		return 0;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Fast path single entry scatterlists. */
 	if (nents == 1) {