diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c
index 80cf0c8330beee5eeefc07c01d00e5b61c3dd909..19ffdb6f1752ec683495cca24f6c4cd3e97d0a07 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c
@@ -2348,6 +2348,7 @@ ppolicy_db_destroy(
 		pwc--;
 		ch_free( pwc );
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static char *extops[] = {