diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 99b84b67095fd0ddff6f2db1716b09dd95b91454..dacc63f2dfea15b222e5309b06f8219456a6e11a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ extern int drbd_send_all(struct drbd_tconn *, struct socket *, void *, size_t,
 extern int drbd_send_protocol(struct drbd_tconn *tconn);
 extern int drbd_send_uuids(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int drbd_send_uuids_skip_initial_sync(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
-extern int drbd_gen_and_send_sync_uuid(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
+extern void drbd_gen_and_send_sync_uuid(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int drbd_send_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, int trigger_reply, enum dds_flags flags);
 extern int _conn_send_state_req(struct drbd_tconn *, int vnr, enum drbd_packet cmd,
 				union drbd_state, union drbd_state);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 95586870001aac2d93c89da16e2e911629354a66..7ed2e2ebb895946b391f9c912deb86fe588bb4fe 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ void drbd_print_uuids(struct drbd_conf *mdev, const char *text)
 	}
 }
 
-int drbd_gen_and_send_sync_uuid(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
+void drbd_gen_and_send_sync_uuid(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 {
 	struct p_rs_uuid p;
 	u64 uuid;
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ int drbd_gen_and_send_sync_uuid(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	drbd_md_sync(mdev);
 	p.uuid = cpu_to_be64(uuid);
 
-	return !drbd_send_cmd(mdev, &mdev->tconn->data, P_SYNC_UUID, &p.head, sizeof(p));
+	drbd_send_cmd(mdev, &mdev->tconn->data, P_SYNC_UUID, &p.head, sizeof(p));
 }
 
 int drbd_send_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, int trigger_reply, enum dds_flags flags)