diff --git a/src/drm-shim/device.c b/src/drm-shim/device.c
index 2ad25344087..97bb1183ea8 100644
--- a/src/drm-shim/device.c
+++ b/src/drm-shim/device.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ drm_shim_ioctl(int fd, unsigned long request, void *arg)
               nr, request);
    }
 
-   abort();
+   return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 void