diff --git a/include/net/pkt_sched.h b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
index 3372a1f67cf4..29f65632ebc5 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_sched.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct Qdisc *fifo_create_dflt(struct Qdisc *sch, struct Qdisc_ops *ops,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 
 int register_qdisc(struct Qdisc_ops *qops);
-int unregister_qdisc(struct Qdisc_ops *qops);
+void unregister_qdisc(struct Qdisc_ops *qops);
 void qdisc_get_default(char *id, size_t len);
 int qdisc_set_default(const char *id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index bf87b50837a8..8b4d575a3bbd 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ out_einval:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_qdisc);
 
-int unregister_qdisc(struct Qdisc_ops *qops)
+void unregister_qdisc(struct Qdisc_ops *qops)
 {
 	struct Qdisc_ops *q, **qp;
 	int err = -ENOENT;
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ int unregister_qdisc(struct Qdisc_ops *qops)
 		err = 0;
 	}
 	write_unlock(&qdisc_mod_lock);
-	return err;
+
+	WARN(err, "unregister qdisc(%s) failed\n", qops->id);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_qdisc);