diff --git a/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim b/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim
index be1b596f1..5b24c1dfb 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim
@@ -1633,8 +1633,11 @@ proc shortForm*(id: NetKeyPair): string =
 proc subscribe*(
     node: Eth2Node, topic: string, topicParams: TopicParams,
     enableTopicMetrics: bool = false) {.raises: [Defect, CatchableError].} =
-  proc dummyMsgHandler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-    discard
+  proc dummyMsgHandler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[void] =
+    # Avoid closure environment with `{.async.}`
+    var res = newFuture[void]("eth2_network.dummyMsgHandler")
+    res.complete()
+    res
 
   let
     topicName = topic & "_snappy"
diff --git a/vendor/nim-libp2p b/vendor/nim-libp2p
index 9f301964e..83a20a992 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-libp2p
+++ b/vendor/nim-libp2p
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9f301964ed74316de7796c0cbd9728190ac2fdda
+Subproject commit 83a20a992a56ee1207f575e88d906ee62d911d7f