diff --git a/include/aio.h b/include/aio.h
index cf94964f87b69619613af7fc984562c95d9a8cad..ce7b4260ece14448108104df844972bd828d6098 100644
--- a/include/aio.h
+++ b/include/aio.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ struct aiocb {
 #define LIO_WAIT 0
 #define LIO_NOWAIT 1
 
-ssize_t aio_read(struct aiocb *);
-ssize_t aio_write(struct aiocb *);
+int aio_read(struct aiocb *);
+int aio_write(struct aiocb *);
 int aio_error(const struct aiocb *);
 ssize_t aio_return(struct aiocb *);
 int aio_cancel(int, struct aiocb *);
diff --git a/src/aio/aio_readwrite.c b/src/aio/aio_readwrite.c
index 27168f25538621a806482eefa3d77f10a9d20276..adb5688a7b0e39f087fcbace55a32de1aa2e32d2 100644
--- a/src/aio/aio_readwrite.c
+++ b/src/aio/aio_readwrite.c
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ static int new_req(struct aiocb *cb)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-ssize_t aio_read(struct aiocb *cb)
+int aio_read(struct aiocb *cb)
 {
 	cb->aio_lio_opcode = LIO_READ;
 	return new_req(cb);
 }
 
-ssize_t aio_write(struct aiocb *cb)
+int aio_write(struct aiocb *cb)
 {
 	cb->aio_lio_opcode = LIO_WRITE;
 	return new_req(cb);