diff --git a/protocols/device/server_linux.go b/protocols/device/server_linux.go
index 31bc93fa3102d1793c5b8d959173837a32277616..5fe3783a7fb0b685a5dc4375c892bd37602bb6d2 100644
--- a/protocols/device/server_linux.go
+++ b/protocols/device/server_linux.go
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ func (o *osAdapterLinux) monitorLinks(chLU chan netlink.LinkUpdate) {
 			o.processLinkUpdate(&lu)
 		}
 	}
-
-	return
 }
 
 func linkUpdateToDevice(attrs *netlink.LinkAttrs) *Device {