diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c b/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
index 8517d5153fcf..637b583963e3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static ssize_t ir_lirc_transmit_ir(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	}
 
 	if (!dev->tx_ir) {
-		ret = -ENOSYS;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -221,19 +221,19 @@ static long ir_lirc_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 	/* TX settings */
 	case LIRC_SET_TRANSMITTER_MASK:
 		if (!dev->s_tx_mask)
-			return -ENOSYS;
+			return -ENOTTY;
 
 		return dev->s_tx_mask(dev, val);
 
 	case LIRC_SET_SEND_CARRIER:
 		if (!dev->s_tx_carrier)
-			return -ENOSYS;
+			return -ENOTTY;
 
 		return dev->s_tx_carrier(dev, val);
 
 	case LIRC_SET_SEND_DUTY_CYCLE:
 		if (!dev->s_tx_duty_cycle)
-			return -ENOSYS;
+			return -ENOTTY;
 
 		if (val <= 0 || val >= 100)
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static long ir_lirc_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 	/* RX settings */
 	case LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER:
 		if (!dev->s_rx_carrier_range)
-			return -ENOSYS;
+			return -ENOTTY;
 
 		if (val <= 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -265,32 +265,32 @@ static long ir_lirc_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 
 	case LIRC_SET_WIDEBAND_RECEIVER:
 		if (!dev->s_learning_mode)
-			return -ENOSYS;
+			return -ENOTTY;
 
 		return dev->s_learning_mode(dev, !!val);
 
 	case LIRC_SET_MEASURE_CARRIER_MODE:
 		if (!dev->s_carrier_report)
-			return -ENOSYS;
+			return -ENOTTY;
 
 		return dev->s_carrier_report(dev, !!val);
 
 	/* Generic timeout support */
 	case LIRC_GET_MIN_TIMEOUT:
 		if (!dev->max_timeout)
-			return -ENOSYS;
+			return -ENOTTY;
 		val = DIV_ROUND_UP(dev->min_timeout, 1000);
 		break;
 
 	case LIRC_GET_MAX_TIMEOUT:
 		if (!dev->max_timeout)
-			return -ENOSYS;
+			return -ENOTTY;
 		val = dev->max_timeout / 1000;
 		break;
 
 	case LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT:
 		if (!dev->max_timeout)
-			return -ENOSYS;
+			return -ENOTTY;
 
 		tmp = val * 1000;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
index 393dccaabdd0..e930c0598d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ long lirc_dev_fop_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		result = put_user(ir->d.max_timeout, (__u32 __user *)arg);
 		break;
 	default:
-		result = -EINVAL;
+		result = -ENOTTY;
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&ir->irctl_lock);