diff --git a/strcompat.c b/strcompat.c
index 233bacc862..2efdb03d52 100644
--- a/strcompat.c
+++ b/strcompat.c
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ int setenv(const char *name, const char *value, int overwrite)
 
 int unsetenv(const char *name)
 {
-  setenv(name,"",0);
+	return setenv(name, "", 0);
 }