diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
index fb19084..b2b8447 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@
 		       msg * MPIC_INFO(CPU_IPI_DISPATCH_STRIDE), physmask);
 }
 
-int __init smp_mpic_probe(void)
+void __init smp_mpic_probe(void)
 {
 	int nr_cpus;
 
@@ -1909,8 +1909,6 @@
 
 	if (nr_cpus > 1)
 		mpic_request_ipis();
-
-	return nr_cpus;
 }
 
 void smp_mpic_setup_cpu(int cpu)