diff --git a/include/acpi/video.h b/include/acpi/video.h
index 5731ccb42585..4536bd345ab4 100644
--- a/include/acpi/video.h
+++ b/include/acpi/video.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ extern int acpi_video_get_levels(struct acpi_device *device,
 				 struct acpi_video_device_brightness **dev_br,
 				 int *pmax_level);
 #else
-static inline int acpi_video_register(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int acpi_video_register(void) { return -ENODEV; }
 static inline void acpi_video_unregister(void) { return; }
 static inline int acpi_video_get_edid(struct acpi_device *device, int type,
 				      int device_id, void **edid)