diff --git a/sound/core/control_compat.c b/sound/core/control_compat.c
index 0608f216f359..1fa70766ffab 100644
--- a/sound/core/control_compat.c
+++ b/sound/core/control_compat.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int get_ctl_type(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_ctl_elem_id *id,
 	kctl = snd_ctl_find_id(card, id);
 	if (! kctl) {
 		up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (info == NULL) {