diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index fde27c0..6eaca5e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 extern int netlink_unicast(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb, __u32 pid, int nonblock);
 extern int netlink_broadcast(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb, __u32 pid,
 			     __u32 group, gfp_t allocation);
-extern void netlink_set_err(struct sock *ssk, __u32 pid, __u32 group, int code);
+extern int netlink_set_err(struct sock *ssk, __u32 pid, __u32 group, int code);
 extern int netlink_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int netlink_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);