diff --git a/events.c b/events.c
index 7edf868..08ee6b7 100644
--- a/events.c
+++ b/events.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int event_post(equeue_t *q, void (*cb)(void*), void *p) {
 }
 
 void event_cancel(equeue_t *q, int id) {
-    return equeue_cancel(q, id);
+    equeue_cancel(q, id);
 }
 
 // simple callbacks