diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index e319ffa292..59869b2fa4 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -3099,7 +3099,7 @@ _layout_get_word_mixwrap_common(Ctxt *c, Evas_Object_Textblock_Format *fmt,
                          }
                        else
                          {
-                            return 0;
+                            return -1;
                          }
                     }
                }