diff --git a/include/linux/static_call.h b/include/linux/static_call.h
index bfa2ba3..695da4c 100644
--- a/include/linux/static_call.h
+++ b/include/linux/static_call.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_STATIC_CALL_INLINE
 
-extern void __init static_call_init(void);
+extern int __init static_call_init(void);
 
 struct static_call_mod {
 	struct static_call_mod *next;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_HAVE_STATIC_CALL)
 
-static inline void static_call_init(void) { }
+static inline int static_call_init(void) { return 0; }
 
 struct static_call_key {
 	void *func;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 
 #else /* Generic implementation */
 
-static inline void static_call_init(void) { }
+static inline int static_call_init(void) { return 0; }
 
 struct static_call_key {
 	void *func;
diff --git a/kernel/static_call.c b/kernel/static_call.c
index f8362b3..84565c2 100644
--- a/kernel/static_call.c
+++ b/kernel/static_call.c
@@ -410,12 +410,12 @@
 	return __static_call_mod_text_reserved(start, end);
 }
 
-void __init static_call_init(void)
+int __init static_call_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	if (static_call_initialized)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	cpus_read_lock();
 	static_call_lock();
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	register_module_notifier(&static_call_module_nb);
 #endif
+	return 0;
 }
 early_initcall(static_call_init);