diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
index 8d81c1e7a8db..7131870655c6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
@@ -1117,6 +1117,28 @@ static bool token_is_restricted_errinjct(s32 token)
 	       token == rtas_function_token(RTAS_FN_IBM_ERRINJCT);
 }
 
+/*
+ * ibm,open-errinjct uses a non-standard return layout:
+ *   rets[0] = session token  (output parameter)
+ *   rets[1] = status code
+ *
+ * All other RTAS functions use the standard layout:
+ *   rets[0] = status code
+ *   rets[1..] = output parameters
+ */
+static inline bool rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(int token)
+{
+	return token == rtas_function_token(RTAS_FN_IBM_OPEN_ERRINJCT);
+}
+
+static int rtas_status_from_args(int token, struct rtas_args *args, int nret)
+{
+	if (rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(token))
+		return be32_to_cpu(args->rets[1]);
+
+	return nret > 0 ? be32_to_cpu(args->rets[0]) : 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * rtas_call() - Invoke an RTAS firmware function.
  * @token: Identifies the function being invoked.
@@ -1198,6 +1220,16 @@ int rtas_call(int token, int nargs, int nret, int *outputs, ...)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * ibm,open-errinjct returns rets[0]=session_token, rets[1]=status.
+	 * We need nret >= 2 to read status from rets[1].  Reject early if
+	 * the caller forgot to account for the extra return cell.
+	 */
+	if (rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(token) && nret < 2) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return RTAS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+	}
+
 	if ((mfmsr() & (MSR_IR|MSR_DR)) != (MSR_IR|MSR_DR)) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 		return -1;
@@ -1213,15 +1245,33 @@ int rtas_call(int token, int nargs, int nret, int *outputs, ...)
 	va_rtas_call_unlocked(args, token, nargs, nret, list);
 	va_end(list);
 
+	ret = rtas_status_from_args(token, args, nret);
+
 	/* A -1 return code indicates that the last command couldn't
-	   be completed due to a hardware error. */
-	if (be32_to_cpu(args->rets[0]) == -1)
+	 * be completed due to a hardware error.
+	 */
+	if (ret == -1)
 		buff_copy = __fetch_rtas_last_error(NULL);
 
-	if (nret > 1 && outputs != NULL)
-		for (i = 0; i < nret-1; ++i)
-			outputs[i] = be32_to_cpu(args->rets[i + 1]);
-	ret = (nret > 0) ? be32_to_cpu(args->rets[0]) : 0;
+	/*
+	 * Copy non-status outputs to the caller's buffer.
+	 *
+	 * For ibm,open-errinjct the layout is:
+	 *   rets[0] = session token  -> outputs[0]
+	 *   rets[1] = status         (returned, not copied)
+	 *
+	 * For all other RTAS functions:
+	 *   rets[0] = status         (returned, not copied)
+	 *   rets[1..nret-1] -> outputs[0..nret-2]
+	 */
+	if (outputs != NULL) {
+		if (rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(token)) {
+			outputs[0] = be32_to_cpu(args->rets[0]);
+		} else if (nret > 1) {
+			for (i = 0; i < nret - 1; ++i)
+				outputs[i] = be32_to_cpu(args->rets[i + 1]);
+		}
+	}
 
 	lockdep_unpin_lock(&rtas_lock, cookie);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtas_lock, flags);
@@ -1942,10 +1992,18 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(rtas, struct rtas_args __user *, uargs)
 	do_enter_rtas(&rtas_args);
 	args = rtas_args;
 
-	/* A -1 return code indicates that the last command couldn't
-	   be completed due to a hardware error. */
-	if (be32_to_cpu(args.rets[0]) == -1)
-		errbuf = __fetch_rtas_last_error(buff_copy);
+	/*
+	 * A -1 return code indicates that the last command couldn't
+	 * be completed due to a hardware error.  ibm,open-errinjct
+	 * places status at rets[1] rather than rets[0]; check the
+	 * correct position for the -1 sentinel.
+	 */
+	{
+		__be32 status_cell = (token == rtas_function_token(RTAS_FN_IBM_OPEN_ERRINJCT) &&
+				      nret >= 2) ? args.rets[1] : args.rets[0];
+		if (be32_to_cpu(status_cell) == -1)
+			errbuf = __fetch_rtas_last_error(buff_copy);
+	}
 
 	lockdep_unpin_lock(&rtas_lock, cookie);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtas_lock, flags);