diff --git a/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.c
index a73e91129..89c5627e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ EAPI E_Module_Api e_modapi =
      "Battery"
 };
 
-EAPI int
+EAPI void *
 e_modapi_init(E_Module *m)
 {
    conf_edd = E_CONFIG_DD_NEW("Battery_Config", Config);
diff --git a/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.h b/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.h
index b5245a2ee..e97247a06 100644
--- a/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.h
+++ b/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct _Status
 
 EAPI extern E_Module_Api e_modapi;
 
-EAPI int   e_modapi_init     (E_Module *m);
+EAPI void *e_modapi_init     (E_Module *m);
 EAPI int   e_modapi_shutdown (E_Module *m);
 EAPI int   e_modapi_save     (E_Module *m);
 EAPI int   e_modapi_about    (E_Module *m);