diff --git a/libguile/init.c b/libguile/init.c
index f0743f129..9929c2e06 100644
--- a/libguile/init.c
+++ b/libguile/init.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ scm_boot_guile (argc, argv, main_func, closure)
   c.argc = argc;
   c.argv = argv;
 
-  return scm_boot_guile_1 (&dummy, &c);
+  scm_boot_guile_1 (&dummy, &c);
 }