diff --git a/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c b/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c
index 60f775fd58..9da1f171e8 100644
--- a/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c
+++ b/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c
@@ -489,7 +489,13 @@ spdk_fio_completion_cb(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 	spdk_bdev_free_io(bdev_io);
 }
 
-static int
+#if FIO_IOOPS_VERSION >= 24
+typedef enum fio_q_status fio_q_status_t;
+#else
+typedef int fio_q_status_t;
+#endif
+
+static fio_q_status_t
 spdk_fio_queue(struct thread_data *td, struct io_u *io_u)
 {
 	int rc = 1;
diff --git a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c
index 18974daa0c..708fe4ed92 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c
@@ -416,7 +416,14 @@ spdk_nvme_io_next_sge(void *ref, void **address, uint32_t *length)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int spdk_fio_queue(struct thread_data *td, struct io_u *io_u)
+#if FIO_IOOPS_VERSION >= 24
+typedef enum fio_q_status fio_q_status_t;
+#else
+typedef int fio_q_status_t;
+#endif
+
+static fio_q_status_t
+spdk_fio_queue(struct thread_data *td, struct io_u *io_u)
 {
 	int rc = 1;
 	struct spdk_fio_thread	*fio_thread = td->io_ops_data;