diff --git a/src/udev/net/ethtool-util.c b/src/udev/net/ethtool-util.c
index 4fbfc0bc2d..1401584956 100644
--- a/src/udev/net/ethtool-util.c
+++ b/src/udev/net/ethtool-util.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ int ethtool_connect(int *ret) {
         fd = socket_ioctl_fd();
         if (fd < 0)
                 return fd;
+
         *ret = fd;
 
         return 0;
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ int ethtool_set_wol(int *fd, const char *ifname, WakeOnLan wol) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int ethtool_get_stringset(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, int stringset_id, struct ethtool_gstrings **gstrings) {
+static int get_stringset(int fd, struct ifreq *ifr, int stringset_id, struct ethtool_gstrings **gstrings) {
         _cleanup_free_ struct ethtool_gstrings *strings = NULL;
         struct {
                 struct ethtool_sset_info info;
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ static int ethtool_get_stringset(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, int stringset_id, s
 
         ifr->ifr_data = (void *) &buffer.info;
 
-        r = ioctl(*fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
+        r = ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
         if (r < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ static int ethtool_get_stringset(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, int stringset_id, s
 
         ifr->ifr_data = (void *) strings;
 
-        r = ioctl(*fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
+        r = ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
         if (r < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ int ethtool_set_features(int *fd, const char *ifname, NetDevFeature *features) {
 
         strscpy(ifr.ifr_name, IFNAMSIZ, ifname);
 
-        r = ethtool_get_stringset(fd, &ifr, ETH_SS_FEATURES, &strings);
+        r = get_stringset(*fd, &ifr, ETH_SS_FEATURES, &strings);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_warning_errno(r, "link_config: could not get ethtool features for %s", ifname);
 
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ int ethtool_set_features(int *fd, const char *ifname, NetDevFeature *features) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int get_glinksettings(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, struct ethtool_link_usettings **g) {
+static int get_glinksettings(int fd, struct ifreq *ifr, struct ethtool_link_usettings **g) {
         struct ecmd {
                 struct ethtool_link_settings req;
                 __u32 link_mode_data[3 * ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_MAX_KERNEL_NU32];
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ static int get_glinksettings(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, struct ethtool_link_use
 
         ifr->ifr_data = (void *) &ecmd;
 
-        r = ioctl(*fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
+        r = ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
         if (r < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ static int get_glinksettings(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, struct ethtool_link_use
 
         ifr->ifr_data = (void *) &ecmd;
 
-        r = ioctl(*fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
+        r = ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
         if (r < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ static int get_glinksettings(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, struct ethtool_link_use
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int get_gset(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, struct ethtool_link_usettings **u) {
+static int get_gset(int fd, struct ifreq *ifr, struct ethtool_link_usettings **u) {
         struct ethtool_link_usettings *e;
         struct ethtool_cmd ecmd = {
                 .cmd = ETHTOOL_GSET,
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ static int get_gset(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, struct ethtool_link_usettings **
 
         ifr->ifr_data = (void *) &ecmd;
 
-        r = ioctl(*fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
+        r = ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
         if (r < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -469,7 +470,7 @@ static int get_gset(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, struct ethtool_link_usettings **
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int set_slinksettings(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, const struct ethtool_link_usettings *u) {
+static int set_slinksettings(int fd, struct ifreq *ifr, const struct ethtool_link_usettings *u) {
         struct {
                 struct ethtool_link_settings req;
                 __u32 link_mode_data[3 * ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_MAX_KERNEL_NU32];
@@ -493,14 +494,14 @@ static int set_slinksettings(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, const struct ethtool_li
 
         ifr->ifr_data = (void *) &ecmd;
 
-        r = ioctl(*fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
+        r = ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
         if (r < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int set_sset(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, const struct ethtool_link_usettings *u) {
+static int set_sset(int fd, struct ifreq *ifr, const struct ethtool_link_usettings *u) {
         struct ethtool_cmd ecmd = {
                 .cmd = ETHTOOL_SSET,
         };
@@ -523,7 +524,7 @@ static int set_sset(int *fd, struct ifreq *ifr, const struct ethtool_link_usetti
 
         ifr->ifr_data = (void *) &ecmd;
 
-        r = ioctl(*fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
+        r = ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, ifr);
         if (r < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -555,9 +556,9 @@ int ethtool_set_glinksettings(int *fd, const char *ifname, struct link_config *l
 
         strscpy(ifr.ifr_name, IFNAMSIZ, ifname);
 
-        r = get_glinksettings(fd, &ifr, &u);
+        r = get_glinksettings(*fd, &ifr, &u);
         if (r < 0) {
-                r = get_gset(fd, &ifr, &u);
+                r = get_gset(*fd, &ifr, &u);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_warning_errno(r, "link_config: Cannot get device settings for %s : %m", ifname);
         }
@@ -574,9 +575,9 @@ int ethtool_set_glinksettings(int *fd, const char *ifname, struct link_config *l
         u->base.autoneg = link->autonegotiation;
 
         if (u->base.cmd == ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS)
-                r = set_slinksettings(fd, &ifr, u);
+                r = set_slinksettings(*fd, &ifr, u);
         else
-                r = set_sset(fd, &ifr, u);
+                r = set_sset(*fd, &ifr, u);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_warning_errno(r, "link_config: Cannot set device settings for %s : %m", ifname);