diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index c7f63dd7afcc..0d0917cf2e8f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ do {									\
 	}								\
 } while (0)
 
-static int __mb_check_buddy(struct ext4_buddy *e4b, char *file,
+static void __mb_check_buddy(struct ext4_buddy *e4b, char *file,
 				const char *function, int line)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = e4b->bd_sb;
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ static int __mb_check_buddy(struct ext4_buddy *e4b, char *file,
 	void *buddy2;
 
 	if (e4b->bd_info->bb_check_counter++ % 10)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	while (order > 1) {
 		buddy = mb_find_buddy(e4b, order, &max);
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ static int __mb_check_buddy(struct ext4_buddy *e4b, char *file,
 
 	grp = ext4_get_group_info(sb, e4b->bd_group);
 	if (!grp)
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 	list_for_each(cur, &grp->bb_prealloc_list) {
 		ext4_group_t groupnr;
 		struct ext4_prealloc_space *pa;
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ static int __mb_check_buddy(struct ext4_buddy *e4b, char *file,
 		for (i = 0; i < pa->pa_len; i++)
 			MB_CHECK_ASSERT(mb_test_bit(k + i, buddy));
 	}
-	return 0;
 }
 #undef MB_CHECK_ASSERT
 #define mb_check_buddy(e4b) __mb_check_buddy(e4b,	\