diff --git a/include/spdk/net.h b/include/spdk/net.h
index 7326d51ba..e49322302 100644
--- a/include/spdk/net.h
+++ b/include/spdk/net.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct spdk_sock;
 struct spdk_net_framework {
 	const char *name;
 
-	int (*init)(void);
+	void (*init)(void);
 	void (*fini)(void);
 
 	STAILQ_ENTRY(spdk_net_framework) link;
diff --git a/lib/sock/vpp/vpp.c b/lib/sock/vpp/vpp.c
index 752250eb7..0549dce93 100644
--- a/lib/sock/vpp/vpp.c
+++ b/lib/sock/vpp/vpp.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_vpp_net_impl = {
 
 SPDK_NET_IMPL_REGISTER(vpp, &g_vpp_net_impl);
 
-static int
+static void
 spdk_vpp_net_framework_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ spdk_vpp_net_framework_init(void)
 	app_name = spdk_sprintf_alloc("SPDK_%d", getpid());
 	if (app_name == NULL) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Cannot alloc memory for SPDK app name\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		spdk_net_framework_init_next(-ENOMEM);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	rc = vppcom_app_create(app_name);
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ spdk_vpp_net_framework_init(void)
 
 	free(app_name);
 
-	return 0;
+	spdk_net_framework_init_next(0);
 }
 
 static void