diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index e1f47b6ea3b7..46008f284550 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ static u16 xenvif_select_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return vif->hash.mapping[skb_get_hash_raw(skb) % size];
 }
 
-static int xenvif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t
+xenvif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct xenvif *vif = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct xenvif_queue *queue = NULL;