diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
index fd1ae80da8..f6d23c9fb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ i40e_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 
 	/* Check if the descriptor ring needs to be cleaned. */
 	if (txq->nb_tx_free < txq->tx_free_thresh)
-		i40e_xmit_cleanup(txq);
+		(void)i40e_xmit_cleanup(txq);
 
 	for (nb_tx = 0; nb_tx < nb_pkts; nb_tx++) {
 		td_cmd = 0;