diff --git a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
index fb53ef872df..754a4b182c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static void velocity_print_info(struct velocity_info *vptr);
 static int velocity_open(struct net_device *dev);
 static int velocity_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int mtu);
 static int velocity_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
-static int velocity_intr(int irq, void *dev_instance);
+static irqreturn_t velocity_intr(int irq, void *dev_instance);
 static void velocity_set_multi(struct net_device *dev);
 static struct net_device_stats *velocity_get_stats(struct net_device *dev);
 static int velocity_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd);
@@ -2215,7 +2215,7 @@ out:
  *	efficiently as possible.
  */
 
-static int velocity_intr(int irq, void *dev_instance)
+static irqreturn_t velocity_intr(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = dev_instance;
 	struct velocity_info *vptr = netdev_priv(dev);