diff --git a/include/linux/node.h b/include/linux/node.h
index 014ba3a..8e5a298 100644
--- a/include/linux/node.h
+++ b/include/linux/node.h
@@ -99,15 +99,14 @@
 typedef  void (*node_registration_func_t)(struct node *);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_SPARSE) && defined(CONFIG_NUMA)
-int link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
-		      unsigned long end_pfn,
-		      enum meminit_context context);
+void link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
+		       unsigned long end_pfn,
+		       enum meminit_context context);
 #else
-static inline int link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
-				    unsigned long end_pfn,
-				    enum meminit_context context)
+static inline void link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
+				     unsigned long end_pfn,
+				     enum meminit_context context)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -130,8 +129,7 @@
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 		/* link memory sections under this node */
-		error = link_mem_sections(nid, start_pfn, end_pfn,
-					  MEMINIT_EARLY);
+		link_mem_sections(nid, start_pfn, end_pfn, MEMINIT_EARLY);
 	}
 
 	return error;