diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index f2d8aa9..440afe5e 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -630,14 +630,14 @@
 int security_inode_getsecurity(const struct inode *inode, const char *name, void **buffer, bool alloc)
 {
 	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(inode)))
-		return 0;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return security_ops->inode_getsecurity(inode, name, buffer, alloc);
 }
 
 int security_inode_setsecurity(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(inode)))
-		return 0;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return security_ops->inode_setsecurity(inode, name, value, size, flags);
 }