diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c
index 2be9db0edc..7266c09f43 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ ecore_thread_wait(Ecore_Thread *thread, double wait)
    Ecore_Pthread_Worker *worker = (Ecore_Pthread_Worker*) thread;
    Ecore_Thread_Waiter waiter;
 
-   if (!thread) return ;
+   if (!thread) return EINA_TRUE;
 
    waiter.data = worker->data;
    waiter.func_end = worker->func_end;