1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tap.c b/tap.c
index 399eeaa..95d309b 100644
--- a/tap.c
+++ b/tap.c
@@ -507,13 +507,16 @@ static size_t tap_send_frames_passt(const struct ctx *c,
  * @iov must have total length @bufs_per_frame * @nframes, with each set of
  * @bufs_per_frame contiguous buffers representing a single frame.
  *
- * Return: number of frames actually sent
+ * Return: number of frames actually sent, or accounted as sent
  */
 size_t tap_send_frames(const struct ctx *c, const struct iovec *iov,
 		       size_t bufs_per_frame, size_t nframes)
 {
 	size_t m;
 
+	if (c->fd_tap == -1)
+		return nframes;
+
 	if (!nframes)
 		return 0;