diff --git a/headers/private/net/DynamicBuffer.h b/headers/private/net/DynamicBuffer.h
index e24809f63d..ddbd3c0a23 100644
--- a/headers/private/net/DynamicBuffer.h
+++ b/headers/private/net/DynamicBuffer.h
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ public:
 	
 	// Insert data at the end of the buffer. The buffer will be increased to
 	// accomodate the data if needed.
-	status_t Write(const void* data, size_t size);
+	virtual ssize_t Write(const void* data, size_t size);
 	
 	// Remove data from the start of the buffer. Move the buffer start
 	// pointer to point to the data following it.
-	ssize_t Read(void* data, size_t size);
+	virtual ssize_t Read(void* data, size_t size);
 
 	// Return a pointer to the underlying buffer. Note this will not
 	// necessarily be a pointer to the start of the allocated memory as the
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/DynamicBuffer.cpp b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/DynamicBuffer.cpp
index 75f4a46458..4aee60bce2 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/DynamicBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/DynamicBuffer.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ DynamicBuffer::InitCheck() const
 }
 
 
-status_t
+ssize_t
 DynamicBuffer::Write(const void* data, size_t size)
 {
 	if (fInit != B_OK)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ DynamicBuffer::Write(const void* data, size_t size)
 	memcpy(fBuffer + fDataEnd, data, size);
 	fDataEnd += size;
 
-	return B_OK;
+	return (ssize_t)size;
 }