diff --git a/drivers/virtio-vring.cc b/drivers/virtio-vring.cc
index d32d40622a6cc86a676db24f4913b28e05bce221..d2c14bacf452b4fa5dad4adb2b18a40a79887514 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio-vring.cc
+++ b/drivers/virtio-vring.cc
@@ -295,8 +295,10 @@ namespace virtio {
             trace_virtio_kick(_q_index);
             _dev->kick(_q_index);
             _avail_added_since_kick = 0;
+            return true;
         }
-        return kicked;
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     void