diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 6cabf6d..42233df 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -1088,8 +1088,8 @@
 /*
  *	FIXME: nonblock behaviour looks like it may have a bug.
  */
-static int ax25_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
-	int addr_len, int flags)
+static int __must_check ax25_connect(struct socket *sock,
+	struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	ax25_cb *ax25 = ax25_sk(sk), *ax25t;