diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index 03c9e325bfbc..5f2e48d41d72 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ v9fs_mmap_file_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int
+static vm_fault_t
 v9fs_vm_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode;