diff --git a/arch/sh/src/common/up_doirq.c b/arch/sh/src/common/up_doirq.c
index 2c3943b0663..aa938be18b3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/src/common/up_doirq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/src/common/up_doirq.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-void up_doirq(int irq, uint32* regs)
+uint32 *up_doirq(int irq, uint32* regs)
 {
   up_ledon(LED_INIRQ);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUPPRESS_INTERRUPTS
diff --git a/arch/sh/src/common/up_internal.h b/arch/sh/src/common/up_internal.h
index 8cb3ee2dd5c..c1debc9fe85 100644
--- a/arch/sh/src/common/up_internal.h
+++ b/arch/sh/src/common/up_internal.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ extern void up_boot(void);
 extern void up_copystate(uint32 *dest, uint32 *src);
 extern void up_dataabort(uint32 *regs);
 extern void up_decodeirq(uint32 *regs);
-extern void up_doirq(int irq, uint32 *regs);
+extern uint32 *up_doirq(int irq, uint32 *regs);
 extern void up_fullcontextrestore(uint32 *regs) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
 extern void up_irqinitialize(void);
 extern void up_prefetchabort(uint32 *regs);