diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/n2.c b/drivers/net/wan/n2.c
index dcf46add3adfece0ce13b4d57173dddcabca9316..5c322dfb79f6e2a7ebc325b04228750999d8738b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/n2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/n2.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int __init n2_init(void)
 #ifdef MODULE
 		printk(KERN_INFO "n2: no card initialized\n");
 #endif
-		return -ENOSYS;	/* no parameters specified, abort */
+		return -EINVAL;	/* no parameters specified, abort */
 	}
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", version);
@@ -538,11 +538,11 @@ static int __init n2_init(void)
 			n2_run(io, irq, ram, valid[0], valid[1]);
 
 		if (*hw == '\x0')
-			return first_card ? 0 : -ENOSYS;
+			return first_card ? 0 : -EINVAL;
 	}while(*hw++ == ':');
 
 	printk(KERN_ERR "n2: invalid hardware parameters\n");
-	return first_card ? 0 : -ENOSYS;
+	return first_card ? 0 : -EINVAL;
 }