diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
index 1a11717..430f5bc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 static void set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *old_termios);
 
 static int  write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int count);
-static void put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch);
+static int put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch);
 static void send_xchar(struct tty_struct *tty, char ch);
 static void wait_until_sent(struct tty_struct *tty, int timeout);
 static int  write_room(struct tty_struct *tty);
@@ -912,20 +912,24 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch)
+static int put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch)
 {
 	struct slgt_info *info = tty->driver_data;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (sanity_check(info, tty->name, "put_char"))
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	DBGINFO(("%s put_char(%d)\n", info->device_name, ch));
 	if (!info->tx_buf)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&info->lock,flags);
-	if (!info->tx_active && (info->tx_count < info->max_frame_size))
+	if (!info->tx_active && (info->tx_count < info->max_frame_size)) {
 		info->tx_buf[info->tx_count++] = ch;
+		ret = 1;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->lock,flags);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void send_xchar(struct tty_struct *tty, char ch)