diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
index 8ed9642a5a76..debe75532199 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ int		rpc_call_sync(struct rpc_clnt *clnt,
 			      const struct rpc_message *msg, int flags);
 struct rpc_task *rpc_call_null(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 			       int flags);
-void		rpc_restart_call_prepare(struct rpc_task *);
-void		rpc_restart_call(struct rpc_task *);
+int		rpc_restart_call_prepare(struct rpc_task *);
+int		rpc_restart_call(struct rpc_task *);
 void		rpc_setbufsize(struct rpc_clnt *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 size_t		rpc_max_payload(struct rpc_clnt *);
 void		rpc_force_rebind(struct rpc_clnt *);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 756fc324db9e..234c40c15f69 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -756,12 +756,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_force_rebind);
  * Restart an (async) RPC call from the call_prepare state.
  * Usually called from within the exit handler.
  */
-void
+int
 rpc_restart_call_prepare(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	if (RPC_ASSASSINATED(task))
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	task->tk_action = rpc_prepare_task;
+	return 1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_restart_call_prepare);
 
@@ -769,13 +770,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_restart_call_prepare);
  * Restart an (async) RPC call. Usually called from within the
  * exit handler.
  */
-void
+int
 rpc_restart_call(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	if (RPC_ASSASSINATED(task))
-		return;
-
+		return 0;
 	task->tk_action = call_start;
+	return 1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_restart_call);