diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
index 10b86e1cc659..5047490fc299 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ void line_flush_chars(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	line_flush_buffer(tty);
 }
 
-void line_put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch)
+int line_put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch)
 {
-	line_write(tty, &ch, sizeof(ch));
+	return line_write(tty, &ch, sizeof(ch));
 }
 
 int line_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int len)
diff --git a/arch/um/include/line.h b/arch/um/include/line.h
index 1223f2c844b4..979b73e6352d 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/line.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/line.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ extern int line_setup(struct line *lines, unsigned int sizeof_lines,
 		      char *init, char **error_out);
 extern int line_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf,
 		      int len);
-extern void line_put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch);
+extern int line_put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch);
 extern void line_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios * old);
 extern int line_chars_in_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void line_flush_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty);