diff --git a/qtfs/qtfs_server/fsops.c b/qtfs/qtfs_server/fsops.c
index 9ff564259319768a8c7df7486398a99b387d871f..ea10975ca753f1e969f460ea4519347790c7dcd8 100644
--- a/qtfs/qtfs_server/fsops.c
+++ b/qtfs/qtfs_server/fsops.c
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ int remotesc_kill(struct qtserver_arg *arg)
 		goto result;
 	if (!t) {
 		qtfs_err("Failed to get task by pid:%d", req->pid);
-		rsp->ret = -EINVAL;
+		rsp->ret = -ESRCH;
 		goto end;
 	}
 	get_task_comm(tskcomm, t);