diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index 35be2e8..9bf2a6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@
 /*
  * Network interface unit routines.
  */
-static int
+static netdev_tx_t
 ppp_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ppp *ppp = netdev_priv(dev);