diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index e02d3b9aaf152c9893368b39be4d5d3e0338b632..6ff43d7e5a723713337101448c53258eb43a05a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1351,6 +1351,8 @@ static int ibmvnic_xmit_workarounds(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 */
 	if (skb->len < netdev->min_mtu)
 		return skb_put_padto(skb, netdev->min_mtu);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ibmvnic_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
@@ -1390,7 +1392,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (ibmvnic_xmit_workarounds(skb, adapter)) {
+	if (ibmvnic_xmit_workarounds(skb, netdev)) {
 		tx_dropped++;
 		tx_send_failed++;
 		ret = NETDEV_TX_OK;