diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
index b896b79c6..6953acb3d 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ public:
     /* Error handling code */
     Printf(f->code,"fail:\n");
     Printv(f->code,cleanup,NIL);
-    /* Anything else to do here? */
+    Printv(f->code,"return Qnil;\n",NIL);
     Printf(f->code,"}\n");
 
     /* Substitute the cleanup code */