diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
index ac5ba462710b2f0af37b37032804aa238bbdf2b8..c852eed91e4b6d82cdea3950271abc17e7f4762d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
@@ -912,12 +912,12 @@ static int __init pcd_init(void)
 	int unit;
 
 	if (disable)
-		return -1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pcd_init_units();
 
 	if (pcd_detect())
-		return -1;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* get the atapi capabilities page */
 	pcd_probe_capabilities();
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ static int __init pcd_init(void)
 	if (register_blkdev(major, name)) {
 		for (unit = 0, cd = pcd; unit < PCD_UNITS; unit++, cd++)
 			put_disk(cd->disk);
-		return -1;
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
 	pcd_queue = blk_init_queue(do_pcd_request, &pcd_lock);
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ static int __init pcd_init(void)
 		unregister_blkdev(major, name);
 		for (unit = 0, cd = pcd; unit < PCD_UNITS; unit++, cd++)
 			put_disk(cd->disk);
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	for (unit = 0, cd = pcd; unit < PCD_UNITS; unit++, cd++) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
index 1a9dee19efcf11cfc61d02dc383a4cb04ff222d9..7cdaa19512605d7cc28356d41132426ca0953630 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
@@ -933,25 +933,25 @@ static int __init pf_init(void)
 	int unit;
 
 	if (disable)
-		return -1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pf_init_units();
 
 	if (pf_detect())
-		return -1;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	pf_busy = 0;
 
 	if (register_blkdev(major, name)) {
 		for (pf = units, unit = 0; unit < PF_UNITS; pf++, unit++)
 			put_disk(pf->disk);
-		return -1;
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	pf_queue = blk_init_queue(do_pf_request, &pf_spin_lock);
 	if (!pf_queue) {
 		unregister_blkdev(major, name);
 		for (pf = units, unit = 0; unit < PF_UNITS; pf++, unit++)
 			put_disk(pf->disk);
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	blk_queue_max_phys_segments(pf_queue, cluster);
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
index 13f998aa1cd3ffc19ccf402fd901b91e8b0dbf2d..9970aedbb5d9a05f049b33d7cce2b7079a5436a4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
@@ -646,14 +646,14 @@ static int __init pg_init(void)
 	int err;
 
 	if (disable){
-		err = -1;
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	pg_init_units();
 
 	if (pg_detect()) {
-		err = -1;
+		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pt.c b/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
index 35fb2663672146d0cdbd1ed15ea36da68d1bb223..c902b25e48697d938179d7002ea7522fab5aad93 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
@@ -946,12 +946,12 @@ static int __init pt_init(void)
 	int err;
 
 	if (disable) {
-		err = -1;
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (pt_detect()) {
-		err = -1;
+		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}