diff --git a/src/syncterm/bbslist.c b/src/syncterm/bbslist.c
index ea8d4327e3bf270ff758482abd8a5d24f01dc207..6db76121d2828dc11790d225c6756bbea1856f43 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/bbslist.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/bbslist.c
@@ -2102,6 +2102,7 @@ get_emulation_str(cterm_emulation_t emu)
 		case CTERM_EMULATION_ATASCII:
 			return "ATASCII";
 	}
+	return "none";
 }
 
 void