diff --git a/examples/read.c b/examples/read.c
index 8e92910..db8dfbf 100644
--- a/examples/read.c
+++ b/examples/read.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     perror("skipstone_link_recv()");
 
-    skipstone_link_close(link);
+    skipstone_link_destroy(link);
 
     return 0;
 
diff --git a/examples/test.c b/examples/test.c
index 22feedb..85ca80f 100644
--- a/examples/test.c
+++ b/examples/test.c
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         }
     }
 
-    skipstone_link_close(link);
+    skipstone_link_destroy(link);
 
     return 0;
 
 error_io:
 error_service_new:
-    skipstone_link_close(link);
+    skipstone_link_destroy(link);
 
 error_link_open:
     return 1;
diff --git a/include/skipstone/link.h b/include/skipstone/link.h
index a0fc539..fe49c67 100644
--- a/include/skipstone/link.h
+++ b/include/skipstone/link.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ typedef struct _skipstone_link skipstone_link;
 
 skipstone_link *skipstone_link_open(const char *device);
 
-int skipstone_link_close(skipstone_link *link);
+void skipstone_link_destroy(skipstone_link *link);
 
 int skipstone_link_fd(skipstone_link *link);
 
diff --git a/src/link.c b/src/link.c
index 7baf366..0270bfc 100644
--- a/src/link.c
+++ b/src/link.c
@@ -59,15 +59,11 @@ error_malloc_link:
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int skipstone_link_close(skipstone_link *link) {
-    if (tcsetattr(link->fd, TCSANOW, &link->attrs) < 0) {
-        goto error_tcsetattr;
-    }
+void skipstone_link_destroy(skipstone_link *link) {
+    (void)tcsetattr(link->fd, TCSANOW, &link->attrs);
+    (void)close(link->fd);
 
-    return close(link->fd);
-
-error_tcsetattr:
-    return -1;
+    free(link);
 }
 
 int skipstone_link_fd(skipstone_link *link) {