diff --git a/drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c b/drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c
index 045f0845e665..6de5004b453e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static int xcan_start_xmit_mailbox(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
  *
  * Return: NETDEV_TX_OK on success and NETDEV_TX_BUSY when the tx queue is full
  */
-static int xcan_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
+static netdev_tx_t xcan_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct xcan_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	int ret;