diff --git a/src/sbbs3/str_util.c b/src/sbbs3/str_util.c
index 4e922c44d002b20cccd006ca2ef8dba0efeee0b6..930bb0c2d85e919ddab7e1a5fd292f5262f6954f 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/str_util.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/str_util.c
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ uint32_t DLLCALL str_to_bits(uint32_t val, const char *str)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	return val;
 }
 
 #if 0	/* replace_*_values test */