diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 197ceee2cd..9c53caf977 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
   ([#741](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/741))
 - Added more standard trait implementations for various types.
   ([#814](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/814))
+- Remove return type from `pause`.
+  ([#829](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/829))
 
 ### Changed
 - Use native `pipe2` on all BSD targets.  Users should notice no difference.
diff --git a/src/unistd.rs b/src/unistd.rs
index 56390d90fa..0f47a7fc35 100644
--- a/src/unistd.rs
+++ b/src/unistd.rs
@@ -1316,14 +1316,12 @@ pub fn initgroups(user: &CStr, group: Gid) -> Result<()> {
     Errno::result(res).map(|_| ())
 }
 
-/// Suspend the thread until a signal is received
+/// Suspend the thread until a signal is received.
 ///
-/// See also [pause(2)](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/pause.html)
+/// See also [pause(2)](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/pause.html).
 #[inline]
-pub fn pause() -> Result<()> {
-    let res = unsafe { libc::pause() };
-
-    Errno::result(res).map(drop)
+pub fn pause() {
+    unsafe { libc::pause() };
 }
 
 /// Suspend execution for an interval of time
diff --git a/test/sys/test_wait.rs b/test/sys/test_wait.rs
index 9992607cab..14f4530a5c 100644
--- a/test/sys/test_wait.rs
+++ b/test/sys/test_wait.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fn test_wait_signal() {
 
     // Safe: The child only calls `pause` and/or `_exit`, which are async-signal-safe.
     match fork().expect("Error: Fork Failed") {
-      Child => pause().unwrap_or_else(|_| unsafe { _exit(123) }),
+      Child => pause(),
       Parent { child } => {
           kill(child, Some(SIGKILL)).expect("Error: Kill Failed");
           assert_eq!(waitpid(child, None), Ok(WaitStatus::Signaled(child, SIGKILL, false)));