diff --git a/util-src/encodings.c b/util-src/encodings.c
index 704c7cf80..5147512f8 100644
--- a/util-src/encodings.c
+++ b/util-src/encodings.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ static int Lbase64_decode(lua_State *L)		/** decode(s) */
 				break;
 		}
 	}
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const luaL_Reg Reg_base64[] =