diff --git a/qla_isp/linux/isp_scst.c b/qla_isp/linux/isp_scst.c
index 206a28b1b..5f4c6371e 100644
--- a/qla_isp/linux/isp_scst.c
+++ b/qla_isp/linux/isp_scst.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ isp_read_proc(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
     return (0);
 }
 
-static int
+static ssize_t
 isp_write_proc(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *off)
 {
     char *ptr, *p, *old;