diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp
index b5be7f822d..f08587236a 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ ssize_t DevFSDeviceInode::read_bytes(off_t offset, ssize_t count, UserOrKernelBu
     LOCKER(m_lock);
     VERIFY(!!description);
     if (!m_attached_device->can_read(*description, offset))
-        return -EIO;
+        return 0;
     auto nread = const_cast<Device&>(*m_attached_device).read(*description, offset, buffer, count);
     if (nread.is_error())
         return -EIO;
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ ssize_t DevFSDeviceInode::write_bytes(off_t offset, ssize_t count, const UserOrK
     LOCKER(m_lock);
     VERIFY(!!description);
     if (!m_attached_device->can_write(*description, offset))
-        return -EIO;
+        return 0;
     auto nread = const_cast<Device&>(*m_attached_device).write(*description, offset, buffer, count);
     if (nread.is_error())
         return -EIO;