diff --git a/u-boot/board/ar7240/common/ar7240_flash.c b/u-boot/board/ar7240/common/ar7240_flash.c
index c11f538e08..076e18bde8 100644
--- a/u-boot/board/ar7240/common/ar7240_flash.c
+++ b/u-boot/board/ar7240/common/ar7240_flash.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static void ar7240_spi_write_page(uint32_t addr, uint8_t * data, int len);
 #endif
 static void ar7240_spi_sector_erase(uint32_t addr);
 
-static void
+static u32
 ath_spi_read_id(void)
 {
 	u32 rd = 0x777777;
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ath_spi_read_id(void)
 
 	debug("Flash Manuf Id 0x%x, DeviceId0 0x%x, DeviceId1 0x%x\n",
 		(rd >> 16) & 0xff, (rd >> 8) & 0xff, (rd >> 0) & 0xff);
+	return rd;
 }