diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
index 64ea597ca98e..815d04b3e7aa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
@@ -2022,8 +2022,7 @@ static int init_afu(struct cxlflash_cfg *cfg)
  * going away).
  *
  * Return:
- *	0 on success
- *	-1 on failure
+ *	0 on success, -errno on failure
  */
 int cxlflash_afu_sync(struct afu *afu, ctx_hndl_t ctx_hndl_u,
 		      res_hndl_t res_hndl_u, u8 mode)
@@ -2047,7 +2046,7 @@ int cxlflash_afu_sync(struct afu *afu, ctx_hndl_t ctx_hndl_u,
 	buf = kzalloc(sizeof(*cmd) + __alignof__(*cmd) - 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!buf)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: no memory for command\n", __func__);
-		rc = -1;
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2071,12 +2070,14 @@ int cxlflash_afu_sync(struct afu *afu, ctx_hndl_t ctx_hndl_u,
 	*((__be32 *)&cmd->rcb.cdb[4]) = cpu_to_be32(res_hndl_u);
 
 	rc = afu->send_cmd(afu, cmd);
-	if (unlikely(rc))
+	if (unlikely(rc)) {
+		rc = -ENOBUFS;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	rc = wait_resp(afu, cmd);
 	if (unlikely(rc))
-		rc = -1;
+		rc = -EIO;
 out:
 	atomic_dec(&afu->cmds_active);
 	mutex_unlock(&sync_active);