diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index dacc63f..b82ef88 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@
 
 extern int drbd_send_bitmap(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int _drbd_send_bitmap(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
-extern int drbd_send_sr_reply(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_state_rv retcode);
+extern void drbd_send_sr_reply(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_state_rv retcode);
 extern int conn_send_sr_reply(struct drbd_tconn *tconn, enum drbd_state_rv retcode);
 extern void drbd_free_bc(struct drbd_backing_dev *ldev);
 extern void drbd_mdev_cleanup(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 69957ba..c914502 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -998,13 +998,13 @@
 	return conn_send_cmd(tconn, vnr, &tconn->data, cmd, &p.head, sizeof(p));
 }
 
-int drbd_send_sr_reply(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_state_rv retcode)
+void drbd_send_sr_reply(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_state_rv retcode)
 {
 	struct p_req_state_reply p;
 
 	p.retcode    = cpu_to_be32(retcode);
 
-	return !drbd_send_cmd(mdev, &mdev->tconn->meta, P_STATE_CHG_REPLY, &p.head, sizeof(p));
+	drbd_send_cmd(mdev, &mdev->tconn->meta, P_STATE_CHG_REPLY, &p.head, sizeof(p));
 }
 
 int conn_send_sr_reply(struct drbd_tconn *tconn, enum drbd_state_rv retcode)