diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 6b807e466497..f8f5c111b7d7 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static int compact_node(int nid)
 }
 
 /* Compact all nodes in the system */
-static int compact_nodes(void)
+static void compact_nodes(void)
 {
 	int nid;
 
@@ -1219,8 +1219,6 @@ static int compact_nodes(void)
 
 	for_each_online_node(nid)
 		compact_node(nid);
-
-	return COMPACT_COMPLETE;
 }
 
 /* The written value is actually unused, all memory is compacted */
@@ -1231,7 +1229,7 @@ int sysctl_compaction_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			void __user *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	if (write)
-		return compact_nodes();
+		compact_nodes();
 
 	return 0;
 }