diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c b/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
index a72841c15e6c..d7aa2cfc673d 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ zfs_vget(struct super_block *sb, struct inode **ipp, fid_t *fidp)
 		    fid_gen);
 		iput(ZTOI(zp));
 		ZFS_EXIT(zsb);
-		return (SET_ERROR(EINVAL));
+		return (SET_ERROR(ENOENT));
 	}
 
 	*ipp = ZTOI(zp);