diff --git a/features/lwipstack/LWIPInterface.cpp b/features/lwipstack/LWIPInterface.cpp
index c469f2ddbc..c1c1861534 100644
--- a/features/lwipstack/LWIPInterface.cpp
+++ b/features/lwipstack/LWIPInterface.cpp
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ nsapi_error_t LWIP::Interface::bringdown()
 {
     // Check if we've connected
     if (connected == NSAPI_STATUS_DISCONNECTED) {
-        return NSAPI_ERROR_PARAMETER;
+        return NSAPI_ERROR_NO_CONNECTION;
     }
 
 #if LWIP_DHCP