diff --git a/lib/error.c b/lib/error.c
index ab104e96..cf3fa9a7 100644
--- a/lib/error.c
+++ b/lib/error.c
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ static const char *errorlist[] = {
 	/* Invalid error code    */ NULL,
 	/* SENSORS_ERR_WILDCARDS */ "Wildcard found in chip name",
 	/* SENSORS_ERR_NO_ENTRY  */ "No such subfeature known",
-	/* SENSORS_ERR_NO_DEVS   */ "No devices found",
+	/* SENSORS_ERR_ACCESS_R  */ "Can't read",
 	/* SENSORS_ERR_KERNEL    */ "Kernel interface error",
 	/* SENSORS_ERR_DIV_ZERO  */ "Divide by zero",
 	/* SENSORS_ERR_CHIP_NAME */ "Can't parse chip name",
 	/* SENSORS_ERR_BUS_NAME  */ "Can't parse bus name",
 	/* SENSORS_ERR_PARSE     */ "General parse error",
 	/* SENSORS_ERR_ACCESS_W  */ "Can't write",
-	/* SENSORS_ERR_ACCESS_R  */ "Can't read",
 };
 
 const char *sensors_strerror(int errnum)
diff --git a/lib/error.h b/lib/error.h
index e9be52fb..66dd1294 100644
--- a/lib/error.h
+++ b/lib/error.h
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@
 
 #define SENSORS_ERR_WILDCARDS	1 /* Wildcard found in chip name */
 #define SENSORS_ERR_NO_ENTRY	2 /* No such subfeature known */
-#define SENSORS_ERR_NO_DEVS	3 /* No devices found */
+#define SENSORS_ERR_ACCESS_R	3 /* Can't read */
 #define SENSORS_ERR_KERNEL	4 /* Kernel interface error */
 #define SENSORS_ERR_DIV_ZERO	5 /* Divide by zero */
 #define SENSORS_ERR_CHIP_NAME	6 /* Can't parse chip name */
 #define SENSORS_ERR_BUS_NAME	7 /* Can't parse bus name */
 #define SENSORS_ERR_PARSE	8 /* General parse error */
 #define SENSORS_ERR_ACCESS_W	9 /* Can't write */
-#define SENSORS_ERR_ACCESS_R	10 /* Can't read */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/lib/sysfs.c b/lib/sysfs.c
index 2e5f3d52..8317a932 100644
--- a/lib/sysfs.c
+++ b/lib/sysfs.c
@@ -437,13 +437,13 @@ static int sensors_read_sysfs_chips_compat(void)
 
 	if (!(bus = sysfs_open_bus("i2c"))) {
 		if (errno && errno != ENOENT)
-			ret = -SENSORS_ERR_NO_DEVS;
+			ret = -SENSORS_ERR_KERNEL;
 		goto exit0;
 	}
 
 	if (!(devs = sysfs_get_bus_devices(bus))) {
 		if (errno && errno != ENOENT)
-			ret = -SENSORS_ERR_NO_DEVS;
+			ret = -SENSORS_ERR_KERNEL;
 		goto exit1;
 	}
 
@@ -474,14 +474,14 @@ int sensors_read_sysfs_chips(void)
 
 	if (!(clsdevs = sysfs_get_class_devices(cls))) {
 		if (errno && errno != ENOENT)
-			ret = -SENSORS_ERR_NO_DEVS;
+			ret = -SENSORS_ERR_KERNEL;
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	dlist_for_each_data(clsdevs, clsdev, struct sysfs_class_device) {
 		struct sysfs_device *dev;
 		if (!(dev = sysfs_get_classdev_device(clsdev))) {
-			ret = -SENSORS_ERR_NO_DEVS;
+			ret = -SENSORS_ERR_KERNEL;
 			goto exit;
 		}
 		if ((ret = sensors_read_one_sysfs_chip(dev)))