diff --git a/drivers/acpi/device_pm.c b/drivers/acpi/device_pm.c
index c2daa85..c0d44d3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/device_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/device_pm.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 
 	device->power.state = ACPI_STATE_UNKNOWN;
 	if (!acpi_device_is_present(device))
-		return 0;
+		return -ENXIO;
 
 	result = acpi_device_get_power(device, &state);
 	if (result)