diff --git a/praat/melder/melder_search.cpp b/praat/melder/melder_search.cpp

index 76532ed..b19d630 100644

--- a/praat/melder/melder_search.cpp

+++ b/praat/melder/melder_search.cpp

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ bool Melder_stringMatchesCriterion (conststring32 value, kMelder_string which, c

 			return !! place;

 		}

 	}

-	//return false;   // should not occur

+	return false;   // should not occur

 }

 /* End of file melder_search.cpp */