diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec-func-open.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec-func-open.rst
index d86563a34b9e..125c8ac6680b 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec-func-open.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec-func-open.rst
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ include:
 ``ENOMEM``
     Insufficient kernel memory was available.
 
-``ENXIO``
-    No device corresponding to this device special file exists.
+``ENODEV``
+    Device not found or was removed.
diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-core.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-core.c
index 5a54db839e5d..6f940df0230c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-core.c
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ int cec_get_device(struct cec_devnode *devnode)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&devnode->lock);
 	/*
-	 * return ENXIO if the cec device has been removed
+	 * return ENODEV if the cec device has been removed
 	 * already or if it is not registered anymore.
 	 */
 	if (!devnode->registered) {
 		mutex_unlock(&devnode->lock);
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	/* and increase the device refcount */
 	get_device(&devnode->dev);