diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c
index 71891db37..1ede70219 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ static struct proxy_node *proxy_node_new(char *proxystr) {
     }
   }
   fatal("Invalid protocol in proxy specification string: %s", proxystr);
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 struct proxy_parser *proxy_parser_new(const char *proxychainstr) {