diff --git a/src/shared/async.c b/src/shared/async.c
index acde1b11d7..8d65062285 100644
--- a/src/shared/async.c
+++ b/src/shared/async.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int asynchronous_fsync(int fd, pid_t *ret_pid) {
                 return r;
         if (r == 0) {
                 /* Child process */
-                fsync(fd);
+                (void) fsync(fd);
                 _exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
         }