diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 4b375ad4c..bf45f1e46 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -2589,12 +2589,9 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_set_location(
     }
     let ctx = &*context;
 
-    block_on(async move {
-        location::set(ctx, latitude, longitude, accuracy)
-            .await
-            .log_err(ctx)
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-    }) as libc::c_int
+    block_on(location::set(ctx, latitude, longitude, accuracy))
+        .log_err(ctx)
+        .unwrap_or_default() as libc::c_int
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]