diff -Naur xl2tpd-1.3.14-orig/xl2tpd.c xl2tpd-1.3.14/xl2tpd.c
--- xl2tpd-1.3.14-orig/xl2tpd.c	2019-04-17 12:23:39.000000000 -0400
+++ xl2tpd-1.3.14/xl2tpd.c	2019-09-24 21:48:49.234308626 -0400
@@ -277,14 +277,7 @@
                      * OK...pppd died, we can go ahead and close the pty for
                      * it
                      */
-#ifdef USE_KERNEL
-                 if (!kernel_support) {
-
-#endif
                     close (c->fd);
-#ifdef USE_KERNEL
-                 }
-#endif
                     c->fd = -1;
                     /*
                      * terminate tunnel and call loops, returning to the