diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c
index 19445e39651c..45f0e39b8c2d 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ static inline int bq27xxx_write(struct bq27xxx_device_info *di, int reg_index,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!di->bus.write)
-		return -EPERM;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = di->bus.write(di, di->regs[reg_index], value, single);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ static inline int bq27xxx_read_block(struct bq27xxx_device_info *di, int reg_ind
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!di->bus.read_bulk)
-		return -EPERM;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = di->bus.read_bulk(di, di->regs[reg_index], data, len);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static inline int bq27xxx_write_block(struct bq27xxx_device_info *di, int reg_in
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!di->bus.write_bulk)
-		return -EPERM;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = di->bus.write_bulk(di, di->regs[reg_index], data, len);
 	if (ret < 0)