diff --git a/security/nss/lib/softoken/lowpbe.c b/security/nss/lib/softoken/lowpbe.c
index 55808f0f7d..a7eb275810 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/softoken/lowpbe.c
+++ b/security/nss/lib/softoken/lowpbe.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ sftk_setPBECommonCacheItemsKDFLocked(KDFCacheItem *cacheItem,
     cacheItem->keyLen = pbe_param->keyLen;
     cacheItem->salt = SECITEM_DupItem(&pbe_param->salt);
     cacheItem->pwItem = SECITEM_DupItem(pwItem);
+    return SECSuccess;
 }
 
 static void