diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
index ba52ce7d77..0b86300b43 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
@@ -1066,10 +1066,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (virNetServerAddProgram(lockSrv, lockProgram) < 0) {
-        ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    virNetServerAddProgram(lockSrv, lockProgram);
 
     if (adminSrv != NULL) {
         if (!(adminProgram = virNetServerProgramNew(ADMIN_PROGRAM,
@@ -1079,10 +1076,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
             goto cleanup;
         }
-        if (virNetServerAddProgram(adminSrv, adminProgram) < 0) {
-            ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
+        virNetServerAddProgram(adminSrv, adminProgram);
     }
 
     /* Disable error func, now logging is setup */
diff --git a/src/logging/log_daemon.c b/src/logging/log_daemon.c
index daf7ef4b2f..606aafd071 100644
--- a/src/logging/log_daemon.c
+++ b/src/logging/log_daemon.c
@@ -868,10 +868,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
         goto cleanup;
     }
-    if (virNetServerAddProgram(logSrv, logProgram) < 0) {
-        ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    virNetServerAddProgram(logSrv, logProgram);
 
     if (adminSrv != NULL) {
         if (!(adminProgram = virNetServerProgramNew(ADMIN_PROGRAM,
@@ -881,10 +878,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
             goto cleanup;
         }
-        if (virNetServerAddProgram(adminSrv, adminProgram) < 0) {
-            ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
+        virNetServerAddProgram(adminSrv, adminProgram);
     }
 
     /* Disable error func, now logging is setup */
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_daemon.c b/src/remote/remote_daemon.c
index 9e82132654..1d079c7e4b 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_daemon.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_daemon.c
@@ -1063,10 +1063,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
         goto cleanup;
     }
-    if (virNetServerAddProgram(srv, remoteProgram) < 0) {
-        ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    virNetServerAddProgram(srv, remoteProgram);
 
     if (!(lxcProgram = virNetServerProgramNew(LXC_PROGRAM,
                                               LXC_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
@@ -1075,10 +1072,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
         goto cleanup;
     }
-    if (virNetServerAddProgram(srv, lxcProgram) < 0) {
-        ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    virNetServerAddProgram(srv, lxcProgram);
 
     if (!(qemuProgram = virNetServerProgramNew(QEMU_PROGRAM,
                                                QEMU_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
@@ -1087,10 +1081,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
         goto cleanup;
     }
-    if (virNetServerAddProgram(srv, qemuProgram) < 0) {
-        ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    virNetServerAddProgram(srv, qemuProgram);
 
     if (!(srvAdm = virNetServerNew("admin", 1,
                                    config->admin_min_workers,
@@ -1120,10 +1111,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
         goto cleanup;
     }
-    if (virNetServerAddProgram(srvAdm, adminProgram) < 0) {
-        ret = VIR_DAEMON_ERR_INIT;
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    virNetServerAddProgram(srvAdm, adminProgram);
 
     if (timeout > 0) {
         if (virNetDaemonAutoShutdown(dmn, timeout) < 0)
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
index a6c6443c55..91219c3eed 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ virNetServerAddServiceUNIX(virNetServer *srv,
 }
 
 
-int
+void
 virNetServerAddProgram(virNetServer *srv,
                        virNetServerProgram *prog)
 {
@@ -776,7 +776,6 @@ virNetServerAddProgram(virNetServer *srv,
 
     VIR_EXPAND_N(srv->programs, srv->nprograms, 1);
     srv->programs[srv->nprograms-1] = virObjectRef(prog);
-    return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.h b/src/rpc/virnetserver.h
index 7756a1dd6c..2a629e1c36 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.h
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ int virNetServerAddServiceUNIX(virNetServer *srv,
                                size_t max_queued_clients,
                                size_t nrequests_client_max);
 
-int virNetServerAddProgram(virNetServer *srv,
-                           virNetServerProgram *prog);
+void virNetServerAddProgram(virNetServer *srv,
+                            virNetServerProgram *prog);
 
 int virNetServerSetTLSContext(virNetServer *srv,
                               virNetTLSContext *tls);