diff --git a/src/bin/e_backlight_main.c b/src/bin/e_backlight_main.c
index d2f0e2084..3e7896c69 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_backlight_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_backlight_main.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ _bl_set(const char *dev, int level)
 
    EINA_LIST_FREE(devs, f)
      eina_stringshare_del(f);
+   return -1;
 }
 #elif defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)  // !HAVE_EEZE
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>