diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c
index 4b79cefd13..13eabb98a4 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int handle_opendir(FsContext *ctx,
 
 static void handle_rewinddir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
 {
-    return rewinddir(fs->dir);
+    rewinddir(fs->dir);
 }
 
 static off_t handle_telldir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int handle_readdir_r(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
 
 static void handle_seekdir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs, off_t off)
 {
-    return seekdir(fs->dir, off);
+    seekdir(fs->dir, off);
 }
 
 static ssize_t handle_preadv(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
index d6b1c0cdde..f1f2e2573b 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static int local_opendir(FsContext *ctx,
 
 static void local_rewinddir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
 {
-    return rewinddir(fs->dir);
+    rewinddir(fs->dir);
 }
 
 static off_t local_telldir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ again:
 
 static void local_seekdir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs, off_t off)
 {
-    return seekdir(fs->dir, off);
+    seekdir(fs->dir, off);
 }
 
 static ssize_t local_preadv(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.c
index 71b6198bbd..1bc7881f03 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static int proxy_opendir(FsContext *ctx,
 
 static void proxy_rewinddir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
 {
-    return rewinddir(fs->dir);
+    rewinddir(fs->dir);
 }
 
 static off_t proxy_telldir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static int proxy_readdir_r(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
 
 static void proxy_seekdir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs, off_t off)
 {
-    return seekdir(fs->dir, off);
+    seekdir(fs->dir, off);
 }
 
 static ssize_t proxy_preadv(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c
index 5861a5b826..4964da0d7e 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c
@@ -1950,7 +1950,8 @@ static void v9fs_write(void *opaque)
 
     err = pdu_unmarshal(pdu, offset, "dqd", &fid, &off, &count);
     if (err < 0) {
-        return complete_pdu(s, pdu, err);
+        complete_pdu(s, pdu, err);
+        return;
     }
     offset += err;
     v9fs_init_qiov_from_pdu(&qiov_full, pdu, offset, count, true);