diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
index c41f53e74277cb23252be136e7b94a859b6571f6..835263e47bb87d69cbe4be38bdb2fcac3ee69e7c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int nd_btt_probe(struct nd_namespace_common *ndns, void *drvdata);
 bool is_nd_btt(struct device *dev);
 struct device *nd_btt_create(struct nd_region *nd_region);
 #else
-static inline nd_btt_probe(struct nd_namespace_common *ndns, void *drvdata)
+static inline int nd_btt_probe(struct nd_namespace_common *ndns, void *drvdata)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }