diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
index 3025c0da6b8a..be71ca0937f7 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static int ocfs2_remove_inode(struct inode *inode,
 		ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb, INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,
 					    le16_to_cpu(di->i_suballoc_slot));
 	if (!inode_alloc_inode) {
-		status = -EEXIST;
+		status = -ENOENT;
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;
 	}
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static int ocfs2_wipe_inode(struct inode *inode,
 							       ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE,
 							       orphaned_slot);
 		if (!orphan_dir_inode) {
-			status = -EEXIST;
+			status = -ENOENT;
 			mlog_errno(status);
 			goto bail;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index 49837404541e..09f90cbf0e24 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -2808,7 +2808,7 @@ int ocfs2_mv_orphaned_inode_to_new(struct inode *dir,
 						       ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE,
 						       osb->slot_num);
 	if (!orphan_dir_inode) {
-		status = -EEXIST;
+		status = -ENOENT;
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto leave;
 	}