diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
index 365eb3ecdde..05109acb6d2 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ int ctdb_vacuum_init(struct ctdb_db_context *ctdb_db);
 int32_t ctdb_control_enable_script(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, TDB_DATA indata);
 int32_t ctdb_control_disable_script(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, TDB_DATA indata);
 
-int32_t ctdb_local_node_got_banned(struct ctdb_context *ctdb);
+void ctdb_local_node_got_banned(struct ctdb_context *ctdb);
 int32_t ctdb_control_set_ban_state(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, TDB_DATA indata);
 int32_t ctdb_control_get_ban_state(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, TDB_DATA *outdata);
 int32_t ctdb_control_set_db_priority(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, TDB_DATA indata);
diff --git a/ctdb/server/ctdb_banning.c b/ctdb/server/ctdb_banning.c
index 0d1729dbe47..67927a23d52 100644
--- a/ctdb/server/ctdb_banning.c
+++ b/ctdb/server/ctdb_banning.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ctdb_ban_node_event(struct event_context *ev, struct timed_event *te,
 	}
 }
 
-int32_t ctdb_local_node_got_banned(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
+void ctdb_local_node_got_banned(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 {
 	uint32_t i;
 
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ int32_t ctdb_local_node_got_banned(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 	}
 	ctdb_release_all_ips(ctdb);
 	ctdb->recovery_mode = CTDB_RECOVERY_ACTIVE;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 int32_t ctdb_control_set_ban_state(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, TDB_DATA indata)
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ int32_t ctdb_control_set_ban_state(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, TDB_DATA indata)
 
 	event_add_timed(ctdb->ev, ctdb->banning_ctx, timeval_current_ofs(bantime->time,0), ctdb_ban_node_event, ctdb);
 	if (bantime->pnn == ctdb->pnn) {
-		return ctdb_local_node_got_banned(ctdb);
+		ctdb_local_node_got_banned(ctdb);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/ctdb/server/ctdb_monitor.c b/ctdb/server/ctdb_monitor.c
index 106a44f7d27..8d28fff14f0 100644
--- a/ctdb/server/ctdb_monitor.c
+++ b/ctdb/server/ctdb_monitor.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ int32_t ctdb_control_modflags(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, TDB_DATA indata)
 
 	/* if we have become banned, we should go into recovery mode */
 	if ((node->flags & NODE_FLAGS_BANNED) && !(c->old_flags & NODE_FLAGS_BANNED) && (node->pnn == ctdb->pnn)) {
-		return ctdb_local_node_got_banned(ctdb);
+		ctdb_local_node_got_banned(ctdb);
 	}
 	
 	return 0;