diff --git a/fs/minix/bitmap.c b/fs/minix/bitmap.c
index 7da66ca184f4..abec438330a7 100644
--- a/fs/minix/bitmap.c
+++ b/fs/minix/bitmap.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ struct inode *minix_new_inode(const struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
 	j += i * bits_per_zone;
 	if (!j || j > sbi->s_ninodes) {
 		iput(inode);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EFSCORRUPTED);
 	}
 	inode_init_owner(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, dir, mode);
 	inode->i_ino = j;