diff --git a/src/syncterm/bbslist.c b/src/syncterm/bbslist.c
index e14b460550a1a9af8c6f94decd8f3673aa23384d..944f7c01f11be9431e7f3d64d7e7adf06df2deff 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/bbslist.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/bbslist.c
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ struct bbslist *show_bbslist(int mode)
 								}
 								init_uifc(TRUE, TRUE);
 							}
-							val=uifc.list((listcount<MAX_OPTS?WIN_XTR:0)
+							uifc.list((listcount<MAX_OPTS?WIN_XTR:0)
 								|WIN_T2B|WIN_IMM|WIN_INACT
 								,0,0,0,&opt,&bar,mode==BBSLIST_SELECT?"Directory":"Edit",(char **)list);
 						}