diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c
index 04487ad7fba0..93c8e0fdb589 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ static int pmu_legacy_ctr_get_idx(struct perf_event *event)
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &event->attr;
 
 	if (event->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		return -ENOENT;
 	if (attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES)
 		return RISCV_PMU_LEGACY_CYCLE;
 	else if (attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS)
 		return RISCV_PMU_LEGACY_INSTRET;
 	else
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		return -ENOENT;
 }
 
 /* For legacy config & counter index are same */
diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
index 765bda7924f7..1a8fd76f14b7 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static void pmu_sbi_check_event(struct sbi_pmu_event_data *edata)
 			  ret.value, 0x1, SBI_PMU_STOP_FLAG_RESET, 0, 0, 0);
 	} else if (ret.error == SBI_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
 		/* This event cannot be monitored by any counter */
-		edata->event_idx = -EINVAL;
+		edata->event_idx = -ENOENT;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static int pmu_sbi_event_map(struct perf_event *event, u64 *econfig)
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+		ret = -ENOENT;
 		break;
 	}