diff --git a/drivers/net/rionet.c b/drivers/net/rionet.c
index 8eeb38c6199e..2056d6ad04b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/rionet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/rionet.c
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ static int rionet_queue_tx_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rionet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
+static netdev_tx_t rionet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				     struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct rionet_private *rnet = netdev_priv(ndev);