--- /dev/null
+--- a/src/l2_packet/l2_packet_linux.c
++++ b/src/l2_packet/l2_packet_linux.c
+@@ -307,8 +307,7 @@ struct l2_packet_data * l2_packet_init_b
+
+ l2 = l2_packet_init(br_ifname, own_addr, protocol, rx_callback,
+ rx_callback_ctx, l2_hdr);
+- if (!l2)
+- return NULL;
++ return l2;
+
+ /*
+ * The Linux packet socket behavior has changed over the years and there