diff --git a/lib/proxy/router.go b/lib/proxy/router.go
index fb1fa318457..1f33482b877 100644
--- a/lib/proxy/router.go
+++ b/lib/proxy/router.go
@@ -338,8 +338,7 @@ func (r *Router) DialWindowsDesktop(ctx context.Context, clientSrcAddr, clientDs
 			attribute.String("cluster", clusterName),
 		),
 	)
-
-	defer tracing.EndSpan(span, err)
+	defer func() { tracing.EndSpan(span, err) }()
 
 	site := r.localSite
 	if clusterName != r.clusterName {