diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index 4a30e2cae56d60e71d3f7fafb11ac22eb0783e8a..d9df1a1c40b9ccdb1e99cb9ceecd0d1e39152a00 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -382,10 +382,11 @@ static int _req_conflicts(struct drbd_request *req)
  *  and it enforces that we have to think in a very structured manner
  *  about the "events" that may happen to a request during its life time ...
  */
-void __req_mod(struct drbd_request *req, enum drbd_req_event what,
+int __req_mod(struct drbd_request *req, enum drbd_req_event what,
 		struct bio_and_error *m)
 {
 	struct drbd_conf *mdev = req->mdev;
+	int rv = 0;
 	m->bio = NULL;
 
 	switch (what) {
@@ -657,6 +658,8 @@ void __req_mod(struct drbd_request *req, enum drbd_req_event what,
 		_req_may_be_done(req, m);
 		break;
 	};
+
+	return rv;
 }
 
 /* we may do a local read if:
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h
index 47b931fe0366eca9939d4b8fbf3ff59c079cbab0..db37c6e47fa9aceaa44240dea3efdb08602d9f21 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h
@@ -297,36 +297,43 @@ struct bio_and_error {
 
 extern void _req_may_be_done(struct drbd_request *req,
 		struct bio_and_error *m);
-extern void __req_mod(struct drbd_request *req, enum drbd_req_event what,
+extern int __req_mod(struct drbd_request *req, enum drbd_req_event what,
 		struct bio_and_error *m);
 extern void complete_master_bio(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 		struct bio_and_error *m);
 
 /* use this if you don't want to deal with calling complete_master_bio()
  * outside the spinlock, e.g. when walking some list on cleanup. */
-static inline void _req_mod(struct drbd_request *req, enum drbd_req_event what)
+static inline int _req_mod(struct drbd_request *req, enum drbd_req_event what)
 {
 	struct drbd_conf *mdev = req->mdev;
 	struct bio_and_error m;
+	int rv;
 
 	/* __req_mod possibly frees req, do not touch req after that! */
-	__req_mod(req, what, &m);
+	rv = __req_mod(req, what, &m);
 	if (m.bio)
 		complete_master_bio(mdev, &m);
+
+	return rv;
 }
 
 /* completion of master bio is outside of spinlock.
  * If you need it irqsave, do it your self! */
-static inline void req_mod(struct drbd_request *req,
+static inline int req_mod(struct drbd_request *req,
 		enum drbd_req_event what)
 {
 	struct drbd_conf *mdev = req->mdev;
 	struct bio_and_error m;
+	int rv;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
-	__req_mod(req, what, &m);
+	rv = __req_mod(req, what, &m);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
 
 	if (m.bio)
 		complete_master_bio(mdev, &m);
+
+	return rv;
 }
 #endif