diff --git a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
index 43573ab22..9ab4efcbf 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) writeFEC(fecPkt *rtp.Packet, arrivalTime int64) {
 
 	fecDelta, onFECRecovery := b.feedFECLocked(fecPkt, arrivalTime)
 	b.finishWriteLocked(arrivalTime, fecDelta, onFECRecovery)
-	return nil
+	return
 }
 
 // feedFECLocked runs a media or FEC packet through the FEC decoder and