diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h
index b1293d153a58..9bc2184a46bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static inline u32 mlx5_cqwq_get_ci(struct mlx5_cqwq *wq)
 	return mlx5_cqwq_ctr2ix(wq, wq->cc);
 }
 
-static inline void *mlx5_cqwq_get_wqe(struct mlx5_cqwq *wq, u32 ix)
+static inline struct mlx5_cqe64 *mlx5_cqwq_get_wqe(struct mlx5_cqwq *wq, u32 ix)
 {
 	return mlx5_frag_buf_get_wqe(&wq->fbc, ix);
 }