diff --git a/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs b/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs
index ca454768dea5..0ab9651c9523 100644
--- a/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ impl WireguardMonitor {
 
     /// Configure and start a Wireguard-go tunnel.
     #[cfg(wireguard_go)]
+    #[allow(clippy::unused_async)]
     async fn open_wireguard_go_tunnel(
         config: &Config,
         log_path: Option<&Path>,