diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index e72864d1cf..1432fb80ec 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -2759,7 +2759,7 @@ static void qemu_rdma_return_path_dest_init(RDMAContext *rdma_return_path,
     rdma_return_path->is_return_path = true;
 }
 
-static void *qemu_rdma_data_init(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
+static RDMAContext *qemu_rdma_data_init(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
 {
     RDMAContext *rdma = NULL;
     InetSocketAddress *addr;