diff --git a/include/net/ndisc.h b/include/net/ndisc.h
index 38e4094960ce..e97ef508664f 100644
--- a/include/net/ndisc.h
+++ b/include/net/ndisc.h
@@ -487,9 +487,9 @@ int igmp6_late_init(void);
 void igmp6_cleanup(void);
 void igmp6_late_cleanup(void);
 
-int igmp6_event_query(struct sk_buff *skb);
+void igmp6_event_query(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
-int igmp6_event_report(struct sk_buff *skb);
+void igmp6_event_report(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mcast.c b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
index a8861db52c18..909f937befd7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mcast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
@@ -1371,27 +1371,23 @@ static void mld_process_v2(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct mld2_query *mld,
 }
 
 /* called with rcu_read_lock() */
-int igmp6_event_query(struct sk_buff *skb)
+void igmp6_event_query(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct inet6_dev *idev = __in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
 
-	if (!idev)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (idev->dead) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
+	if (!idev || idev->dead)
+		goto out;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&idev->mc_query_lock);
 	if (skb_queue_len(&idev->mc_query_queue) < MLD_MAX_SKBS) {
 		__skb_queue_tail(&idev->mc_query_queue, skb);
 		if (!mod_delayed_work(mld_wq, &idev->mc_query_work, 0))
 			in6_dev_hold(idev);
+		skb = NULL;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&idev->mc_query_lock);
-
-	return 0;
+out:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
 static void __mld_query_work(struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -1542,27 +1538,23 @@ static void mld_query_work(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 /* called with rcu_read_lock() */
-int igmp6_event_report(struct sk_buff *skb)
+void igmp6_event_report(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct inet6_dev *idev = __in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
 
-	if (!idev)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (idev->dead) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
+	if (!idev || idev->dead)
+		goto out;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&idev->mc_report_lock);
 	if (skb_queue_len(&idev->mc_report_queue) < MLD_MAX_SKBS) {
 		__skb_queue_tail(&idev->mc_report_queue, skb);
 		if (!mod_delayed_work(mld_wq, &idev->mc_report_work, 0))
 			in6_dev_hold(idev);
+		skb = NULL;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&idev->mc_report_lock);
-
-	return 0;
+out:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
 static void __mld_report_work(struct sk_buff *skb)