diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c
index 0c26eaf5f62be580784fba38f94901b52b62db2d..216d5c756236cd43f42c2abc8b731f976f2f6b92 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ xpnet_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct xpnet_pending_msg *queued_msg,
  * destination partid.  If the destination partid octets are 0xffff,
  * this packet is to be broadcast to all connected partitions.
  */
-static int
+static netdev_tx_t
 xpnet_dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct xpnet_pending_msg *queued_msg;