diff --git a/examples/example_edge_embed.c b/examples/example_edge_embed.c
index c9d2919..559ad38 100644
--- a/examples/example_edge_embed.c
+++ b/examples/example_edge_embed.c
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ int main() {
                    "10.0.0.1",          // Set ip address
                    "255.255.255.0",     // Netmask to use
                    "DE:AD:BE:EF:01:10", // Set mac address
-                   DEFAULT_MTU         // MTU to use
-#ifdef _WIN32
-				 , 0
-#endif
+                   DEFAULT_MTU,         // MTU to use
+                   0                    // Metric - unused in n2n on most OS
                    ) < 0)
         {
                 return -1;
diff --git a/include/n2n.h b/include/n2n.h
index 3b5c12d..dd3d474 100644
--- a/include/n2n.h
+++ b/include/n2n.h
@@ -127,11 +127,7 @@ void _traceEvent (int eventTraceLevel, char* file, int line, char * format, ...)
 
 /* Tuntap API */
 int tuntap_open (struct tuntap_dev *device, char *dev, const char *address_mode, char *device_ip,
-                 char *device_mask, const char * device_mac, int mtu
-#ifdef _WIN32
-				, int metric
-#endif
-                 );
+                 char *device_mask, const char * device_mac, int mtu, int metric);
 int tuntap_read (struct tuntap_dev *tuntap, unsigned char *buf, int len);
 int tuntap_write (struct tuntap_dev *tuntap, unsigned char *buf, int len);
 void tuntap_close (struct tuntap_dev *tuntap);
diff --git a/src/edge.c b/src/edge.c
index 3a18d5b..e1b868a 100644
--- a/src/edge.c
+++ b/src/edge.c
@@ -1246,11 +1246,8 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
         if(runlevel == 4) { /* configure the TUNTAP device, including routes */
             if(tuntap_open(&tuntap, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.tuntap_dev_name, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.ip_mode,
                            eee->tuntap_priv_conf.ip_addr, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.netmask,
-                           eee->tuntap_priv_conf.device_mac, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.mtu
-#ifdef _WIN32
-                           , eee->tuntap_priv_conf.metric
-#endif
-                                                           ) < 0)
+                           eee->tuntap_priv_conf.device_mac, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.mtu,
+                           eee->tuntap_priv_conf.metric) < 0)
                 exit(1);
             memcpy(&eee->device, &tuntap, sizeof(tuntap));
             traceEvent(TRACE_NORMAL, "created local tap device IP: %s, Mask: %s, MAC: %s",
diff --git a/src/edge_utils.c b/src/edge_utils.c
index c0fe416..2f784df 100644
--- a/src/edge_utils.c
+++ b/src/edge_utils.c
@@ -2182,10 +2182,8 @@ void edge_read_from_tap (n2n_edge_t * eee) {
         sleep(3);
         tuntap_close(&(eee->device));
         tuntap_open(&(eee->device), eee->tuntap_priv_conf.tuntap_dev_name, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.ip_mode, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.ip_addr,
-                    eee->tuntap_priv_conf.netmask, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.device_mac, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.mtu
-#ifdef _WIN32
-				   ,eee->tuntap_priv_conf.metric
-#endif
+                    eee->tuntap_priv_conf.netmask, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.device_mac, eee->tuntap_priv_conf.mtu,
+                    eee->tuntap_priv_conf.metric
                     );
     } else {
         const uint8_t * mac = eth_pkt;
@@ -3295,11 +3293,8 @@ int quick_edge_init (char *device_name, char *community_name,
     /* Open the tuntap device */
     if(tuntap_open(&tuntap, device_name, "static",
                    local_ip_address, "255.255.255.0",
-                   device_mac, DEFAULT_MTU
-#ifdef _WIN32
-				 , 0
-#endif
-                   ) < 0)
+                   device_mac, DEFAULT_MTU,
+                   0) < 0)
         return(-2);
 
     /* Init edge */
diff --git a/src/tuntap_freebsd.c b/src/tuntap_freebsd.c
index 9ccdf0e..70f700b 100644
--- a/src/tuntap_freebsd.c
+++ b/src/tuntap_freebsd.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ int tuntap_open (tuntap_dev *device /* ignored */,
                  char *device_ip,
                  char *device_mask,
                  const char * device_mac,
-                 int mtu) {
+                 int mtu,
+                 int ignored) {
 
     int i;
     char tap_device[N2N_FREEBSD_TAPDEVICE_SIZE];
diff --git a/src/tuntap_linux.c b/src/tuntap_linux.c
index 863684f..9b6d1db 100644
--- a/src/tuntap_linux.c
+++ b/src/tuntap_linux.c
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ int tuntap_open (tuntap_dev *device,
                  char *device_ip,
                  char *device_mask,
                  const char * device_mac,
-                 int mtu) {
+                 int mtu,
+                 int ignored) {
 
     char *tuntap_device = "/dev/net/tun";
     int ioctl_fd;
diff --git a/src/tuntap_netbsd.c b/src/tuntap_netbsd.c
index 4302897..0158127 100644
--- a/src/tuntap_netbsd.c
+++ b/src/tuntap_netbsd.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ int tuntap_open (tuntap_dev *device /* ignored */,
                  char *device_ip,
                  char *device_mask,
                  const char * device_mac,
-                 int mtu) {
+                 int mtu,
+                 int ignored) {
 
     char tap_device[N2N_NETBSD_TAPDEVICE_SIZE];
     struct ifreq req;
diff --git a/src/tuntap_osx.c b/src/tuntap_osx.c
index e46755d..0377f70 100644
--- a/src/tuntap_osx.c
+++ b/src/tuntap_osx.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ int tuntap_open (tuntap_dev *device /* ignored */,
                  char *device_ip,
                  char *device_mask,
                  const char * device_mac,
-                 int mtu) {
+                 int mtu,
+                 int ignored) {
 
     int i;
     char tap_device[N2N_OSX_TAPDEVICE_SIZE];