diff --git a/drivers/net/slip.c b/drivers/net/slip.c
index 86cbb9ea2f269ee2532078dea529eebdb8cc0a9f..8ec1a9a0bb9ae007c69865b2599f07d3f23c99c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/slip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/slip.c
@@ -853,7 +853,9 @@ static int slip_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	/* Done.  We have linked the TTY line to a channel. */
 	rtnl_unlock();
 	tty->receive_room = 65536;	/* We don't flow control */
-	return sl->dev->base_addr;
+
+	/* TTY layer expects 0 on success */
+	return 0;
 
 err_free_bufs:
 	sl_free_bufs(sl);