--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 	) < 0) {
 		nvkm_error(subdev, "channel %d [%s] kick timeout\n",
 			   chan->base.chid, chan->base.object.client->name);
-		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		ret = -EBUSY;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&subdev->mutex);
  
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	) < 0) {
 		nvkm_error(subdev, "channel %d [%s] kick timeout\n",
 			   chan->base.chid, client->name);
-		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		ret = -EBUSY;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&subdev->mutex);
 	return ret;