diff --git a/kernel/bpf/rqspinlock.c b/kernel/bpf/rqspinlock.c
index b94e258bf2b9..3cc23d79a9fc 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/rqspinlock.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/rqspinlock.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ queue:
 
 		val = arch_mcs_spin_lock_contended(&node->locked);
 		if (val == RES_TIMEOUT_VAL) {
-			ret = -EDEADLK;
+			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			goto waitq_timeout;
 		}