diff --git a/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwdev.c b/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwdev.c
index 765c47d5d8..ac2a72e388 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwdev.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static int wait_for_flr_finish(struct hinic_hwif *hwif)
 		rte_delay_ms(10);
 	} while (time_before(jiffies, end));
 
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
 #define HINIC_WAIT_CMDQ_IDLE_TIMEOUT		1000
diff --git a/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwif.c b/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwif.c
index 4578b689db..d7fc1af707 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwif.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ int wait_until_doorbell_flush_states(struct hinic_hwif *hwif,
 		rte_delay_ms(1);
 	} while (time_before(jiffies, end));
 
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
 static int wait_until_doorbell_and_outbound_enabled(struct hinic_hwif *hwif)
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static int wait_until_doorbell_and_outbound_enabled(struct hinic_hwif *hwif)
 		rte_delay_ms(1);
 	} while (time_before(jiffies, end));
 
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
 u16 hinic_global_func_id(void *hwdev)