diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/font.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/font.cpp
index fe8a315e25..0fcdd8ad72 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/font.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/font.cpp
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ wxSize wxFont::GetPixelSize() const
     dc->GetTextExtent( wxT("g"), &width, &height, NULL, NULL);
     return wxSize((int)width, (int)height);
 #else
-    wxFontBase::GetPixelSize();
+    return wxFontBase::GetPixelSize();
 #endif
 }