diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 5028d46a8f35..16a19353c67f 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
 		    (strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0))
 		return 1;
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**