diff --git a/include/linux/netpoll.h b/include/linux/netpoll.h
index b34301650c479..f91e50a76efd4 100644
--- a/include/linux/netpoll.h
+++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static inline void netpoll_poll_disable(struct net_device *dev) { return; }
 static inline void netpoll_poll_enable(struct net_device *dev) { return; }
 #endif
 
-void netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len);
+int netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len);
 void netpoll_print_options(struct netpoll *np);
 int netpoll_parse_options(struct netpoll *np, char *opt);
 int __netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev);
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 99e5aa9cc992f..6f2647b000b8f 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ netdev_tx_t netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_send_skb);
 
-void netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len)
+int netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len)
 {
 	int total_len, ip_len, udp_len;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ void netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len)
 	skb = find_skb(np, total_len + np->dev->needed_tailroom,
 		       total_len - len);
 	if (!skb)
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb, msg, len);
 	skb_put(skb, len);
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ void netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len)
 
 	skb->dev = np->dev;
 
-	netpoll_send_skb(np, skb);
+	return (int)netpoll_send_skb(np, skb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_send_udp);