diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 6953dd264172..a7fd5a4955c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static int ttm_mem_evict_wait_busy(struct ttm_buffer_object *busy_bo,
 	if (!r)
 		reservation_object_unlock(busy_bo->resv);
 
-	return r == -EDEADLK ? -EAGAIN : r;
+	return r == -EDEADLK ? -EBUSY : r;
 }
 
 static int ttm_mem_evict_first(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,