diff --git a/sftp-server.c b/sftp-server.c
index 1b0c42d4c..3f35c399a 100644
--- a/sftp-server.c
+++ b/sftp-server.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: sftp-server.c,v 1.130 2021/11/06 10:13:39 dtucker Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: sftp-server.c,v 1.131 2021/11/08 21:32:49 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ process_extended_expand(u_int32_t id)
 		} else {
 			/* ~user expansions */
 			if (tilde_expand(path, pw->pw_uid, &npath) != 0) {
-				send_status(id, errno_to_portable(EINVAL));
+				send_status(id, errno_to_portable(ENOENT));
 				goto out;
 			}
 			free(path);