diff --git a/include/linux/soc/qcom/apr.h b/include/linux/soc/qcom/apr.h
index 23c5b30f3511..be98aebcb3e1 100644
--- a/include/linux/soc/qcom/apr.h
+++ b/include/linux/soc/qcom/apr.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ typedef struct apr_device gpr_device_t;
 
 struct apr_driver {
 	int	(*probe)(struct apr_device *sl);
-	int	(*remove)(struct apr_device *sl);
+	void	(*remove)(struct apr_device *sl);
 	int	(*callback)(struct apr_device *a,
 			    struct apr_resp_pkt *d);
 	int	(*gpr_callback)(struct gpr_resp_pkt *d, void *data, int op);
diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6core.c b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6core.c
index 5358fefd4210..49cfb32cd209 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6core.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static int q6core_probe(struct apr_device *adev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int q6core_exit(struct apr_device *adev)
+static void q6core_exit(struct apr_device *adev)
 {
 	struct q6core *core = dev_get_drvdata(&adev->dev);
 
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ static int q6core_exit(struct apr_device *adev)
 
 	g_core = NULL;
 	kfree(core);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF