diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/storage.c b/php/ext/google/protobuf/storage.c
index c0e4da3ec..6c789bcb6 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/storage.c
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/storage.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ void layout_set(MessageLayout* layout, MessageHeader* header,
   }
 }
 
-static native_slot_merge(const upb_fielddef* field, const void* from_memory,
+static void native_slot_merge(const upb_fielddef* field, const void* from_memory,
                          void* to_memory PHP_PROTO_TSRMLS_DC) {
   upb_fieldtype_t type = upb_fielddef_type(field);
   zend_class_entry* ce = NULL;
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ static native_slot_merge(const upb_fielddef* field, const void* from_memory,
   }
 }
 
-static native_slot_merge_by_array(const upb_fielddef* field, const void* from_memory,
+static void native_slot_merge_by_array(const upb_fielddef* field, const void* from_memory,
                          void* to_memory PHP_PROTO_TSRMLS_DC) {
   upb_fieldtype_t type = upb_fielddef_type(field);
   switch (type) {