diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_dcb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_dcb.c
index 9a9bd3ab479382c33a7204179c00a299c4f9d762..9a4ed05bb30a0f38ac52924a405078ef498a153b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_dcb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_dcb.c
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ static u8 bnx2x_dcbnl_get_cap(struct net_device *netdev, int capid, u8 *cap)
 	return rval;
 }
 
-static u8 bnx2x_dcbnl_get_numtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 *num)
+static int bnx2x_dcbnl_get_numtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 *num)
 {
 	struct bnx2x *bp = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u8 rval = 0;
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ static u8 bnx2x_dcbnl_get_numtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 *num)
 	return rval;
 }
 
-static u8 bnx2x_dcbnl_set_numtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 num)
+static int bnx2x_dcbnl_set_numtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 num)
 {
 	struct bnx2x *bp = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	DP(NETIF_MSG_LINK, "num tcs = %d; Not supported\n", num);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
index 95e5d11bb555aa68780bc670a960549bbe3da955..dde65f951400dc7efc1c6b3d09d5c8e44710db6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_getcap(struct net_device *netdev, int capid, u8 *cap)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_getnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 *num)
+static int ixgbe_dcbnl_getnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 *num)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u8 rval = 0;
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_getnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 *num)
 	return rval;
 }
 
-static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_setnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 num)
+static int ixgbe_dcbnl_setnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 num)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/include/net/dcbnl.h b/include/net/dcbnl.h
index 2cd66d0be34839276e202e900dd17392ba15e124..f55c980d8e23d14b42bfdfa583dccdb76aa4d303 100644
--- a/include/net/dcbnl.h
+++ b/include/net/dcbnl.h
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops {
 	void (*getpfccfg)(struct net_device *, int, u8 *);
 	u8   (*setall)(struct net_device *);
 	u8   (*getcap)(struct net_device *, int, u8 *);
-	u8   (*getnumtcs)(struct net_device *, int, u8 *);
-	u8   (*setnumtcs)(struct net_device *, int, u8);
+	int  (*getnumtcs)(struct net_device *, int, u8 *);
+	int  (*setnumtcs)(struct net_device *, int, u8);
 	u8   (*getpfcstate)(struct net_device *);
 	void (*setpfcstate)(struct net_device *, u8);
 	void (*getbcncfg)(struct net_device *, int, u32 *);