diff --git a/src/target/source/codegen_c.cc b/src/target/source/codegen_c.cc
index f6792c1a4e8b..bcdd0bfea0dd 100644
--- a/src/target/source/codegen_c.cc
+++ b/src/target/source/codegen_c.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void CodeGenC::AddFunction(const PrimFunc& f) {
   bool no_alias = f->HasNonzeroAttr(tir::attr::kNoAlias);
 
   this->PrintFuncPrefix(stream);
+  PrintType(f->ret_type, stream);
   this->PrintExtraAttrs(f);
   this->stream << " " << static_cast<std::string>(global_symbol.value()) << "(";
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ void CodeGenC::AddFunction(const PrimFunc& f) {
   this->stream << "}\n\n";
 }
 
-void CodeGenC::PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) { os << "void"; }
+void CodeGenC::PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) {}
 
 void CodeGenC::PrintExtraAttrs(const PrimFunc& f) {}
 
@@ -541,7 +542,12 @@ void CodeGenC::VisitExpr_(const CallNode* op, std::ostream& os) {  // NOLINT(*)
       ICHECK_GE(op->args.size(), 1U);
       auto func = Downcast<StringImm>(op->args[0]);
       this->PrintCallExtern(GetType(GetRef<PrimExpr>(op)), func->value, op->args, true, os);
-      this->GenerateForwardFunctionDeclarations(func->value, op->args);
+      Array<Type> arg_types;
+      for (size_t i = 1; i < op->args.size(); i++) {
+        arg_types.push_back(GetType(op->args[i]));
+      }
+      Type ret_type = GetTypeFromRuntimeDataType(op->dtype);
+      this->GenerateForwardFunctionDeclarations(func->value, arg_types, ret_type);
     } else if (op_attr_global_symbol_.count(call_op)) {
       // call extern if the op itself have a global symbol.
       this->PrintCallExtern(GetType(GetRef<PrimExpr>(op)), op_attr_global_symbol_[call_op],
diff --git a/src/target/source/codegen_c.h b/src/target/source/codegen_c.h
index 4f0da5a9dbad..de9c2f1745cb 100644
--- a/src/target/source/codegen_c.h
+++ b/src/target/source/codegen_c.h
@@ -232,11 +232,14 @@ class CodeGenC : public ExprFunctor<void(const PrimExpr&, std::ostream&)>,
   /*!
    * \brief Generate forward function declarations.
    * \param global_symbol The symbolc of the target function.
-   * \param args The arguments to the function.
+   * \param arg_types The argument types to the function.
+   * \param ret_type The return type of the function
    * \param os The output stream.
    */
   virtual void GenerateForwardFunctionDeclarations(String global_symbol,
-                                                   const Array<PrimExpr>& args) {}
+                                                   const Array<Type>& arg_types,
+                                                   const Type& ret_type) {}
+
   /*!
    * \brief Print external function call.
    * \param ret_type The return type.
diff --git a/src/target/source/codegen_c_host.cc b/src/target/source/codegen_c_host.cc
index 1d8071774e9e..e98852c270d5 100644
--- a/src/target/source/codegen_c_host.cc
+++ b/src/target/source/codegen_c_host.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void CodeGenCHost::AddFunction(const PrimFunc& f, bool emit_fwd_func_decl) {
     function_names_.push_back(runtime::symbol::tvm_module_main);
     stream << "// CodegenC: NOTE: Auto-generated entry function\n";
     PrintFuncPrefix(stream);
+    PrintType(f->ret_type, stream);
     stream << " " << tvm::runtime::symbol::tvm_module_main
            << "(void* args, int* arg_type_ids, int num_args, void* out_ret_value, "
            << "int* out_ret_tcode, void* resource_handle) {\n";
@@ -97,7 +98,9 @@ void CodeGenCHost::AddFunction(const PrimFunc& f, bool emit_fwd_func_decl) {
 }
 
 void CodeGenCHost::GenerateForwardFunctionDeclarations(String global_symbol,
-                                                       const Array<PrimExpr>& args) {
+
+                                                       const Array<Type>& arg_types,
+                                                       const Type& ret_type) {
   if (!emit_fwd_func_decl_) {
     return;
   }
@@ -107,13 +110,13 @@ void CodeGenCHost::GenerateForwardFunctionDeclarations(String global_symbol,
     }
   }
   this->PrintFuncPrefix(fwd_decl_stream);
+  this->PrintType(ret_type, fwd_decl_stream);
   fwd_decl_stream << " " << global_symbol << "(";
-  for (size_t i = 1; i < args.size(); ++i) {
-    CodeGenSourceBase::PrintType(GetType(args[i]), fwd_decl_stream);
-    fwd_decl_stream << " ", this->PrintExpr(args[i], fwd_decl_stream);
-    if (i < args.size() - 1) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < arg_types.size(); ++i) {
+    if (i > 0) {
       fwd_decl_stream << ", ";
     }
+    CodeGenSourceBase::PrintType(arg_types[i], fwd_decl_stream);
   }
   fwd_decl_stream << ");\n";
 }
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ void CodeGenCHost::PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) {  // NOLINT(*)
   os << "#ifdef __cplusplus\n"
      << "extern \"C\"\n"
      << "#endif\n"
-     << "TVM_DLL int32_t";
+     << "TVM_DLL ";
 }
 
 void CodeGenCHost::PrintFinalReturn() {  // NOLINT(*)
diff --git a/src/target/source/codegen_c_host.h b/src/target/source/codegen_c_host.h
index 6bae574627d5..9c71f197f0e1 100644
--- a/src/target/source/codegen_c_host.h
+++ b/src/target/source/codegen_c_host.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class CodeGenCHost : public CodeGenC {
   void AddFunctionsOrdered(std::vector<std::pair<tvm::GlobalVar, tvm::BaseFunc>> functions);
   void DefineModuleName();
 
+  using CodeGenC::PrintType;
   void PrintType(DataType t, std::ostream& os) final;  // NOLINT(*)
   void PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) final;        // NOLINT(*)
   void PrintFinalReturn() final;                       // NOLINT(*)
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ class CodeGenCHost : public CodeGenC {
 
   void VisitStmt_(const AssertStmtNode* op) final;  // NOLINT(*)
 
-  virtual void GenerateForwardFunctionDeclarations(String global_symbol,
-                                                   const Array<PrimExpr>& args);  // NOLINT(*)
+  void GenerateForwardFunctionDeclarations(String global_symbol, const Array<Type>& arg_types,
+                                           const Type& ret_type) override;
   Array<String> GetFunctionNames() { return function_names_; }
 
  private:
diff --git a/src/target/source/codegen_cuda.cc b/src/target/source/codegen_cuda.cc
index ec8695a2a038..cd0ec0e34f03 100644
--- a/src/target/source/codegen_cuda.cc
+++ b/src/target/source/codegen_cuda.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void CodeGenCUDA::Init(bool output_ssa) {
   ICHECK_EQ(vid_global_barrier_state_, runtime::symbol::tvm_global_barrier_state);
 }
 
-void CodeGenCUDA::PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) { os << "extern \"C\" __global__ void"; }
+void CodeGenCUDA::PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) { os << "extern \"C\" __global__ "; }
 
 class ThreadIdxExtractor : public tir::StmtVisitor {
  private:
diff --git a/src/target/source/codegen_opencl.cc b/src/target/source/codegen_opencl.cc
index fa4ca7d34ba8..c15d2253d716 100644
--- a/src/target/source/codegen_opencl.cc
+++ b/src/target/source/codegen_opencl.cc
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void CodeGenOpenCL::InitFuncState(const PrimFunc& f) {
   }
 }
 
-void CodeGenOpenCL::PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) { os << "__kernel void"; }
+void CodeGenOpenCL::PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) { os << "__kernel "; }
 
 void CodeGenOpenCL::PreFunctionBody(const PrimFunc& f) {
   for (Var arg : f->params) {
diff --git a/src/target/source/codegen_vhls.cc b/src/target/source/codegen_vhls.cc
index 8463d6ac4147..83046de10701 100644
--- a/src/target/source/codegen_vhls.cc
+++ b/src/target/source/codegen_vhls.cc
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void CodeGenVivadoHLS::PrintType(DataType t, std::ostream& os) {
   }
 }
 
-void CodeGenVivadoHLS::PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) { os << "extern \"C\" void"; }
+void CodeGenVivadoHLS::PrintFuncPrefix(std::ostream& os) { os << "extern \"C\" "; }
 
 void CodeGenVivadoHLS::PreFunctionBody(const PrimFunc& f) {
   for (size_t i = 0; i < f->params.size(); ++i) {