diff --git a/common/console.c b/common/console.c
index 668c870..4127e76 100644
--- a/common/console.c
+++ b/common/console.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int fops_write(struct cdev* dev, const void* buf, size_t count,
+static ssize_t fops_write(struct cdev* dev, const void* buf, size_t count,
 		      loff_t offset, ulong flags)
 {
 	struct console_device *priv = dev->priv;