diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c
index 5c9ec78422c2..098c04adbaaf 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int riscv_hartid_to_cpuid(int hartid)
 			return i;
 
 	pr_err("Couldn't find cpu id for hartid [%d]\n", hartid);
-	return i;
+	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
 void riscv_cpuid_to_hartid_mask(const struct cpumask *in, struct cpumask *out)