diff --git a/kernel/bpf/rqspinlock.c b/kernel/bpf/rqspinlock.c
index a00561b1d3e5..5f9874a8a907 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/rqspinlock.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/rqspinlock.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ int __lockfunc resilient_queued_spin_lock_slowpath(rqspinlock_t *lock, u32 val)
 
 		val = arch_mcs_spin_lock_contended(&node->locked);
 		if (val == RES_TIMEOUT_VAL) {
-			ret = -EDEADLK;
+			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			goto waitq_timeout;
 		}