diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
index c802f6270b8954d52eccfb9f938351319b21604a..c4282902cb5245494ba84870d64432b71b203154 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static ssize_t hotplug_slot_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 	struct hotplug_slot *slot = to_hotplug_slot(kobj);
 	struct hotplug_slot_attribute *attribute = to_hotplug_attr(attr);
-	return attribute->show ? attribute->show(slot, buf) : 0;
+	return attribute->show ? attribute->show(slot, buf) : -EIO;
 }
 
 static ssize_t hotplug_slot_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static ssize_t hotplug_slot_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 	struct hotplug_slot *slot = to_hotplug_slot(kobj);
 	struct hotplug_slot_attribute *attribute = to_hotplug_attr(attr);
-	return attribute->store ? attribute->store(slot, buf, len) : 0;
+	return attribute->store ? attribute->store(slot, buf, len) : -EIO;
 }
 
 static struct sysfs_ops hotplug_slot_sysfs_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c
index 3285b822478da67bed4fe5672ae44a5939bc0e4e..752e6513c447dce6ab3f5882a075e0f66eaf9dca 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dlpar_attr_store(struct kobject * kobj, struct attribute * attr,
 	struct dlpar_io_attr *dlpar_attr = container_of(attr,
 						struct dlpar_io_attr, attr);
 	return dlpar_attr->store ?
-		dlpar_attr->store(dlpar_attr, buf, nbytes) : 0;
+		dlpar_attr->store(dlpar_attr, buf, nbytes) : -EIO;
 }
 
 static struct sysfs_ops dlpar_attr_sysfs_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index cf2cff7480f155f224f03ca29a36b2066620232b..e65bf2b395aab8f12ec033e9e33c53978942961b 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -335,13 +335,14 @@ pci_driver_attr_show(struct kobject * kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct device_driver *driver = kobj_to_pci_driver(kobj);
 	struct driver_attribute *dattr = attr_to_driver_attribute(attr);
-	ssize_t ret = 0;
+	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (get_driver(driver)) {
-		if (dattr->show)
-			ret = dattr->show(driver, buf);
-		put_driver(driver);
-	}
+	if (!get_driver(driver))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = dattr->show ? dattr->show(driver, buf) : -EIO;
+
+	put_driver(driver);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -351,13 +352,14 @@ pci_driver_attr_store(struct kobject * kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 {
 	struct device_driver *driver = kobj_to_pci_driver(kobj);
 	struct driver_attribute *dattr = attr_to_driver_attribute(attr);
-	ssize_t ret = 0;
+	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (get_driver(driver)) {
-		if (dattr->store)
-			ret = dattr->store(driver, buf, count);
-		put_driver(driver);
-	}
+	if (!get_driver(driver))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = dattr->store ? dattr->store(driver, buf, count) : -EIO;
+
+	put_driver(driver);
 	return ret;
 }