diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptlan.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptlan.c
index 55dd71bbdc2a..4cbed4d06aa7 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptlan.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptlan.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*/
-static int
+static netdev_tx_t
 mpt_lan_sdu_send (struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mpt_lan_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);