diff --git a/block/blk-crypto.c b/block/blk-crypto.c
index 4b1ad84d1b5a..3e7bf1974cbd 100644
--- a/block/blk-crypto.c
+++ b/block/blk-crypto.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ bool __blk_crypto_bio_prep(struct bio **bio_ptr)
 	}
 
 	if (!bio_crypt_check_alignment(bio)) {
-		bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_IOERR;
+		bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_INVAL;
 		goto fail;
 	}