diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c b/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c
index d31f5f4b7d44..d782df04cb90 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ __cold int ipc4_pipeline_complete(struct ipc *ipc, uint32_t comp_id, uint32_t cm
 
 	ipc_pipe = ipc_get_pipeline_by_id(ipc, comp_id);
 	if (!ipc_pipe)
-		return -IPC4_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Pass IPC to target core */
 	if (!cpu_is_me(ipc_pipe->core))