diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/bpf.c b/sbin/dhclient/bpf.c
index 920932e0b12b..a840294940e8 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/bpf.c
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/bpf.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ if_register_receive(struct interface_info *info)
 		error("Cannot lock bpf");
 }
 
-ssize_t
+void
 send_packet(struct interface_info *interface, struct dhcp_packet *raw,
     size_t len, struct in_addr from, struct in_addr to)
 {
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ send_packet(struct interface_info *interface, struct dhcp_packet *raw,
 
 	if (result < 0)
 		warning("send_packet: %m");
-	return (result);
 }
 
 ssize_t
diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/dhclient.c b/sbin/dhclient/dhclient.c
index f17c11e27697..2de8d39cbf95 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/dhclient.c
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/dhclient.c
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ send_discover(void *ipp)
 	    (int)ip->client->interval);
 
 	/* Send out a packet. */
-	(void)send_packet(ip, &ip->client->packet, ip->client->packet_length,
+	send_packet(ip, &ip->client->packet, ip->client->packet_length,
 	    inaddr_any, inaddr_broadcast);
 
 	add_timeout(cur_time + ip->client->interval, send_discover, ip);
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ send_request(void *ipp)
 	    REMOTE_PORT);
 
 	/* Send out a packet. */
-	(void) send_packet(ip, &ip->client->packet, ip->client->packet_length,
+	send_packet(ip, &ip->client->packet, ip->client->packet_length,
 	    from, to);
 
 	add_timeout(cur_time + ip->client->interval, send_request, ip);
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ send_decline(void *ipp)
 	    inet_ntoa(inaddr_broadcast), REMOTE_PORT);
 
 	/* Send out a packet. */
-	(void) send_packet(ip, &ip->client->packet, ip->client->packet_length,
+	send_packet(ip, &ip->client->packet, ip->client->packet_length,
 	    inaddr_any, inaddr_broadcast);
 }
 
diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/dhcpd.h b/sbin/dhclient/dhcpd.h
index d6426926581c..1d0898d9637d 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/dhcpd.h
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/dhcpd.h
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ struct hash_bucket	*new_hash_bucket(void);
 int if_register_bpf(struct interface_info *);
 void if_register_send(struct interface_info *);
 void if_register_receive(struct interface_info *);
-ssize_t send_packet(struct interface_info *, struct dhcp_packet *, size_t,
+void send_packet(struct interface_info *, struct dhcp_packet *, size_t,
     struct in_addr, struct in_addr);
 ssize_t receive_packet(struct interface_info *, unsigned char *, size_t,
     struct sockaddr_in *, struct hardware *);