diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxruncontrolfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxruncontrolfactory.cpp
index 6372b8cae09..15c46149245 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxruncontrolfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxruncontrolfactory.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ RunControl *RemoteLinuxRunControlFactory::create(RunConfiguration *runConfig, Ru
     }
 
     QTC_ASSERT(false, return 0);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal