diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 8ed73f44405d3ff32a137aea5e10af3f68f12a60..f45331ed90b01917ae8f256a8ae14b422e8f8bf8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2472,7 +2472,8 @@ static void sh_eth_tx_timeout(struct net_device *ndev, unsigned int txqueue)
 }
 
 /* Packet transmit function */
-static int sh_eth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
+static netdev_tx_t sh_eth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				     struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct sh_eth_txdesc *txdesc;