diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index 1de39e81eb..45396c7908 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -310,11 +310,11 @@ typedef void (*qemuMonitorDomainDumpCompletedCallback)(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                                        const char *error,
                                                        void *opaque);
 
-typedef int (*qemuMonitorDomainPRManagerStatusChangedCallback)(qemuMonitor *mon,
-                                                               virDomainObj *vm,
-                                                               const char *prManager,
-                                                               bool connected,
-                                                               void *opaque);
+typedef void (*qemuMonitorDomainPRManagerStatusChangedCallback)(qemuMonitor *mon,
+                                                                virDomainObj *vm,
+                                                                const char *prManager,
+                                                                bool connected,
+                                                                void *opaque);
 
 typedef int (*qemuMonitorDomainRdmaGidStatusChangedCallback)(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                                              virDomainObj *vm,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 7e4a025e35..af6355c653 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ qemuProcessHandleDumpCompleted(qemuMonitor *mon G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 }
 
 
-static int
+static void
 qemuProcessHandlePRManagerStatusChanged(qemuMonitor *mon G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                                         virDomainObj *vm,
                                         const char *prManager,
@@ -1714,24 +1714,21 @@ qemuProcessHandlePRManagerStatusChanged(qemuMonitor *mon G_GNUC_UNUSED,
     qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv;
     struct qemuProcessEvent *processEvent = NULL;
     const char *managedAlias = qemuDomainGetManagedPRAlias();
-    int ret = -1;
 
     virObjectLock(vm);
 
     VIR_DEBUG("pr-manager %s status changed for domain %p %s connected=%d",
               prManager, vm, vm->def->name, connected);
 
-    if (connected) {
-        /* Connect events are boring. */
-        ret = 0;
+    /* Connect events are boring. */
+    if (connected)
         goto cleanup;
-    }
+
     /* Disconnect events are more interesting. */
 
     if (STRNEQ(prManager, managedAlias)) {
         VIR_DEBUG("pr-manager %s not managed, ignoring event",
                   prManager);
-        ret = 0;
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
@@ -1749,10 +1746,8 @@ qemuProcessHandlePRManagerStatusChanged(qemuMonitor *mon G_GNUC_UNUSED,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    ret = 0;
  cleanup:
     virObjectUnlock(vm);
-    return ret;
 }