diff --git a/src/common/image.cpp b/src/common/image.cpp
index 62597542fd..ef7fb58dd9 100644
--- a/src/common/image.cpp
+++ b/src/common/image.cpp
@@ -2576,6 +2576,7 @@ bool wxImage::SaveFile( wxOutputStream& stream, const wxString& mimetype ) const
     if ( !handler )
     {
         wxLogWarning( _("No image handler for type %s defined."), mimetype.GetData() );
+        return false;
     }
 
     return DoSave(*handler, stream);