diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index e853da9a7fbb..92a5b8283528 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
  */
 void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
 {
-	return writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason);
+	writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);