diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index a9bff7663eec..de2489c3d9bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int bond_ipsec_add_sa(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 	    !real_dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_add ||
 	    netif_is_bond_master(real_dev)) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Slave does not support ipsec offload");
-		err = -EINVAL;
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}