diff --git a/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/battery/e_mod_main.c
index 89c5627e8..a73e91129 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 void *
+EAPI int
 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 e97247a06..b5245a2ee 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 void *e_modapi_init     (E_Module *m);
+EAPI int   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);
diff --git a/src/modules/clock/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/clock/e_mod_main.c
index d7be1810c..0ed8e1362 100644
--- a/src/modules/clock/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/clock/e_mod_main.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ EAPI E_Module_Api e_modapi =
      "Clock"
 };
 
-EAPI void *
+EAPI int
 e_modapi_init(E_Module *m)
 {
    clock_module = m;
diff --git a/src/modules/clock/e_mod_main.h b/src/modules/clock/e_mod_main.h
index a24ec2e3e..b4acd3d8d 100644
--- a/src/modules/clock/e_mod_main.h
+++ b/src/modules/clock/e_mod_main.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 EAPI extern E_Module_Api e_modapi;
 
-EAPI void *e_modapi_init     (E_Module *m);
+EAPI int   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);
diff --git a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
index ee8c9ae34..c177663e3 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ EAPI E_Module_Api e_modapi =
      "Cpufreq"
 };
 
-EAPI void *
+EAPI int
 e_modapi_init(E_Module *m)
 {
    char buf[4096];
diff --git a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.h b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.h
index 6ae392f8a..086638c68 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.h
+++ b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct _Config
 
 EAPI extern E_Module_Api e_modapi;
 
-EAPI void *e_modapi_init     (E_Module *m);
+EAPI int   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);
diff --git a/src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.c
index 7da447daa..522f58920 100644
--- a/src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ EAPI E_Module_Api e_modapi =
      "IBox"
 };
 
-EAPI void *
+EAPI int
 e_modapi_init(E_Module *m)
 {
    conf_item_edd = E_CONFIG_DD_NEW("IBox_Config_Item", Config_Item);
diff --git a/src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.h b/src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.h
index a98580e87..42e7c90a7 100644
--- a/src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.h
+++ b/src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct _Config_Item
 
 EAPI extern E_Module_Api e_modapi;
 
-EAPI void *e_modapi_init     (E_Module *m);
+EAPI int   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);
diff --git a/src/modules/start/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/start/e_mod_main.c
index 10317b600..625fc667f 100644
--- a/src/modules/start/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/start/e_mod_main.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ EAPI E_Module_Api e_modapi =
      "Start"
 };
 
-EAPI void *
+EAPI int
 e_modapi_init(E_Module *m)
 {
    start_module = m;
diff --git a/src/modules/start/e_mod_main.h b/src/modules/start/e_mod_main.h
index 9e598fcb8..5452249cc 100644
--- a/src/modules/start/e_mod_main.h
+++ b/src/modules/start/e_mod_main.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 EAPI extern E_Module_Api e_modapi;
 
-EAPI void *e_modapi_init     (E_Module *m);
+EAPI int   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);