diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index 24e2347..ff17b17 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -347,15 +347,15 @@
 	memset(&fake_pmu, 0, sizeof(fake_pmu));
 
 	if (!validate_event(&fake_pmu, leader))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(sibling, &leader->sibling_list, group_entry) {
 		if (!validate_event(&fake_pmu, sibling))
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (!validate_event(&fake_pmu, event))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
index 4f2971b..315fc0b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
 	if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&active_events)) {
 		if (atomic_read(&active_events) > MIPS_MAX_HWEVENTS) {
 			atomic_dec(&active_events);
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		mutex_lock(&pmu_reserve_mutex);
@@ -732,15 +732,15 @@
 	memset(&fake_cpuc, 0, sizeof(fake_cpuc));
 
 	if (!validate_event(&fake_cpuc, leader))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(sibling, &leader->sibling_list, group_entry) {
 		if (!validate_event(&fake_cpuc, sibling))
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (!validate_event(&fake_cpuc, event))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 6408910..ff0e8d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
 				x86_pmu.put_event_constraints(cpuc, cpuc->event_list[i]);
 		}
 	}
-	return num ? -ENOSPC : 0;
+	return num ? -EINVAL : 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@
 
 	if (is_x86_event(leader)) {
 		if (n >= max_count)
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		cpuc->event_list[n] = leader;
 		n++;
 	}
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
 			continue;
 
 		if (n >= max_count)
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 		cpuc->event_list[n] = event;
 		n++;
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@
 	c = x86_pmu.get_event_constraints(fake_cpuc, event);
 
 	if (!c || !c->weight)
-		ret = -ENOSPC;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (x86_pmu.put_event_constraints)
 		x86_pmu.put_event_constraints(fake_cpuc, event);
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_event *leader = event->group_leader;
 	struct cpu_hw_events *fake_cpuc;
-	int ret = -ENOSPC, n;
+	int ret = -EINVAL, n;
 
 	fake_cpuc = allocate_fake_cpuc();
 	if (IS_ERR(fake_cpuc))
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index 492bf13..ef484d9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@
 	}
 
 done:
-	return num ? -ENOSPC : 0;
+	return num ? -EINVAL : 0;
 }
 
 static __initconst const struct x86_pmu p4_pmu = {