diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_truncate.c b/fs/vfs/fs_truncate.c
index 91bbd8e5a0..2f11c17ec9 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_truncate.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_truncate.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int file_truncate(FAR struct file *filep, off_t length)
   if ((filep->f_oflags & O_WROK) == 0)
     {
       fwarn("WARNING: Cannot truncate a file opened read-only\n");
-      return -EBADF;
+      return -EINVAL;
     }
 
   /* Is this inode a registered mountpoint? Does it support the