diff --git a/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc b/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc
index 6250e7008bb..7a1bb48642d 100644
--- a/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc
+++ b/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
  err:
   fprintf(stderr,"Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted\n");
   exit(1);
-  return 0;					/* Keep compiler happy */
+  DBUG_RETURN(0); /* Keep compiler happy */
 }