diff --git a/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc b/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc
index 64a993393a5..c10225fd41b 100644
--- a/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc
+++ b/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
   my_message_local(ERROR_LEVEL,
                    "Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted!");
   exit(1);
-  return 0;					/* Keep compiler happy */
+  DBUG_RETURN(0); /* Keep compiler happy */
 }