diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index d8e86bdbfba1..ebcfbae05690 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -707,7 +707,8 @@ no_memory:
 	goto drop;
 }
 
-static int netvsc_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
+static netdev_tx_t netvsc_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				     struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	return netvsc_xmit(skb, ndev, false);
 }