diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c
index 2e63cceff0da..178f8b96943b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c
@@ -753,19 +753,18 @@ struct xmit_buf *r8712_alloc_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv)
 	return pxmitbuf;
 }
 
-int r8712_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf)
+void r8712_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf)
 {
 	unsigned long irqL;
 	struct  __queue *pfree_xmitbuf_queue = &pxmitpriv->free_xmitbuf_queue;
 
 	if (pxmitbuf == NULL)
-		return _FAIL;
+		return;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pfree_xmitbuf_queue->lock, irqL);
 	list_del_init(&pxmitbuf->list);
 	list_add_tail(&(pxmitbuf->list), &pfree_xmitbuf_queue->queue);
 	pxmitpriv->free_xmitbuf_cnt++;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pfree_xmitbuf_queue->lock, irqL);
-	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.h
index 291763c310ba..d4658c1c4bd4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.h
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ struct	xmit_priv {
 	uint free_xmitbuf_cnt;
 };
 
-int r8712_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv,
-		       struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf);
+void r8712_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv,
+			struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf);
 struct xmit_buf *r8712_alloc_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv);
 void r8712_update_protection(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *ie, uint ie_len);
 struct xmit_frame *r8712_alloc_xmitframe(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv);