diff --git a/waku/common/broker/request_broker.nim b/waku/common/broker/request_broker.nim
index 7e2873616..5f4ee4942 100644
--- a/waku/common/broker/request_broker.nim
+++ b/waku/common/broker/request_broker.nim
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ proc generateRequestBroker(body: NimNode, mode: RequestBrokerMode): NimNode =
       case mode
       of rbAsync:
         quote:
-          {.async: (raises: []), gcsafe.}
+          {.async: (raises: []).}
       of rbSync:
         quote:
           {.gcsafe, raises: [].}