diff --git a/include/linux/phy_fixed.h b/include/linux/phy_fixed.h
index 9411386..f2ca1b4 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy_fixed.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy_fixed.h
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_FIXED_PHY
 extern int fixed_phy_add(unsigned int irq, int phy_id,
 			 struct fixed_phy_status *status);
-extern int fixed_phy_register(unsigned int irq,
-			      struct fixed_phy_status *status,
-			      struct device_node *np);
+extern struct phy_device *fixed_phy_register(unsigned int irq,
+					     struct fixed_phy_status *status,
+					     struct device_node *np);
 extern void fixed_phy_del(int phy_addr);
 extern int fixed_phy_set_link_update(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			int (*link_update)(struct net_device *,
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
-static inline int fixed_phy_register(unsigned int irq,
-				     struct fixed_phy_status *status,
-				     struct device_node *np)
+static inline struct phy_device *fixed_phy_register(unsigned int irq,
+						struct fixed_phy_status *status,
+						struct device_node *np)
 {
-	return -ENODEV;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 static inline int fixed_phy_del(int phy_addr)
 {