diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-base.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-base.c
index e358d0046494..552fd9ffaca4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-base.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-base.c
@@ -632,7 +632,11 @@ int apei_map_generic_address(struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
 	rc = apei_check_gar(reg, &address, &access_bit_width);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
-	return acpi_os_map_generic_address(reg);
+
+	if (!acpi_os_map_generic_address(reg))
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apei_map_generic_address);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 4a0b07792233..3a50d8fa310b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -447,24 +447,19 @@ void __ref acpi_os_unmap_memory(void *virt, acpi_size size)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_os_unmap_memory);
 
-int acpi_os_map_generic_address(struct acpi_generic_address *gas)
+void __iomem *acpi_os_map_generic_address(struct acpi_generic_address *gas)
 {
 	u64 addr;
-	void __iomem *virt;
 
 	if (gas->space_id != ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY)
-		return 0;
+		return NULL;
 
 	/* Handle possible alignment issues */
 	memcpy(&addr, &gas->address, sizeof(addr));
 	if (!addr || !gas->bit_width)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
 
-	virt = acpi_os_map_iomem(addr, gas->bit_width / 8);
-	if (!virt)
-		return -EIO;
-
-	return 0;
+	return acpi_os_map_iomem(addr, gas->bit_width / 8);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_os_map_generic_address);
 
@@ -1756,10 +1751,11 @@ acpi_status __init acpi_os_initialize(void)
 		 * Use acpi_os_map_generic_address to pre-map the reset
 		 * register if it's in system memory.
 		 */
-		int rv;
+		void *rv;
 
 		rv = acpi_os_map_generic_address(&acpi_gbl_FADT.reset_register);
-		pr_debug(PREFIX "%s: map reset_reg status %d\n", __func__, rv);
+		pr_debug(PREFIX "%s: map reset_reg %s\n", __func__,
+			 rv ? "successful" : "failed");
 	}
 	acpi_os_initialized = true;
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_io.h b/include/acpi/acpi_io.h
index 12d8bd333fe7..027faa8883aa 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_io.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_io.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void __iomem __ref
 void __ref acpi_os_unmap_iomem(void __iomem *virt, acpi_size size);
 void __iomem *acpi_os_get_iomem(acpi_physical_address phys, unsigned int size);
 
-int acpi_os_map_generic_address(struct acpi_generic_address *addr);
+void __iomem *acpi_os_map_generic_address(struct acpi_generic_address *addr);
 void acpi_os_unmap_generic_address(struct acpi_generic_address *addr);
 
 #endif