diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
index e23d450babd2..0d30e762c090 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ void ath6kl_tx_data_cleanup(struct ath6kl *ar);
 
 struct ath6kl_cookie *ath6kl_alloc_cookie(struct ath6kl *ar);
 void ath6kl_free_cookie(struct ath6kl *ar, struct ath6kl_cookie *cookie);
-int ath6kl_data_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+netdev_tx_t ath6kl_data_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 
 struct aggr_info *aggr_init(struct ath6kl_vif *vif);
 void aggr_conn_init(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, struct aggr_info *aggr_info,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
index 8da9506f8c2b..618d12ed4b40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ fail_ctrl_tx:
 	return status;
 }
 
-int ath6kl_data_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+netdev_tx_t ath6kl_data_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ath6kl *ar = ath6kl_priv(dev);
 	struct ath6kl_cookie *cookie = NULL;