diff --git a/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp b/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp
index f7ead92f1..85895b6a2 100644
--- a/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp
+++ b/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp
@@ -265,13 +265,9 @@ namespace llarp
     int
     read(byte_t* buf, size_t sz)
     {
-// freebsd does not have packet info
-#ifdef __FreeBSD__
-      const ssize_t offset = 0;
-#else
+      // all BSDs have packet info
       const ssize_t offset = 4;
-#endif
-      ssize_t ret = tuntap_read(tunif, buf, sz);
+      ssize_t ret          = tuntap_read(tunif, buf, sz);
       if(ret > offset && t->recvpkt)
       {
         buf += offset;