diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
index 46e7b28f0707..b03586fdabbd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int drm_lock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 		/* Contention */
 		schedule();
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
-			ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
+			ret = -EINTR;
 			break;
 		}
 	}