diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index 85267bbf4836..ef1222101705 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ void ipoib_ib_dev_cleanup(struct net_device *dev);
 
 int ipoib_ib_dev_open_default(struct net_device *dev);
 int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev);
-int ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev);
+void ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev);
 void ipoib_ib_dev_up(struct net_device *dev);
 void ipoib_ib_dev_down(struct net_device *dev);
 int ipoib_ib_dev_stop_default(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index 0f2e80f54d33..925258ffbde3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ timeout:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
+void ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = ipoib_priv(dev);
 
@@ -854,8 +854,6 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags);
 	ipoib_flush_ah(dev);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 int ipoib_ib_dev_open_default(struct net_device *dev)