diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
index 68a75cc0731c4cc0bb0bf1378f8f07c8fa460db2..2b56eed249f7108e7cd584df796720c4a4c93544 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ static int netcp_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct rtnl_link_stats64 *
+static void
 netcp_get_stats(struct net_device *ndev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 {
 	struct netcp_intf *netcp = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -1938,8 +1938,6 @@ netcp_get_stats(struct net_device *ndev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 	stats->rx_errors = p->rx_errors;
 	stats->rx_dropped = p->rx_dropped;
 	stats->tx_dropped = p->tx_dropped;
-
-	return stats;
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops netcp_netdev_ops = {