diff --git a/include/asm-mips/time.h b/include/asm-mips/time.h
index ee1663e..1922494 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/time.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/time.h
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@
  * Initialize the calling CPU's compare interrupt as clockevent device
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CEVT_R4K
-extern void mips_clockevent_init(void);
+extern int mips_clockevent_init(void);
 extern unsigned int __weak get_c0_compare_int(void);
 #else
-static inline void mips_clockevent_init(void)
+static inline int mips_clockevent_init(void)
 {
+	return -ENXIO;
 }
 #endif