diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
index b6484582845a..802fb3ecce97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ mwifiex_clone_skb_for_tx_status(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 /*
  * CFG802.11 network device handler for data transmission.
  */
-static int
+static netdev_tx_t
 mwifiex_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mwifiex_private *priv = mwifiex_netdev_get_priv(dev);