diff --git a/other-licenses/libart_lgpl/art_misc.c b/other-licenses/libart_lgpl/art_misc.c
index 03d38f44f6c..df959bfb429 100644
--- a/other-licenses/libart_lgpl/art_misc.c
+++ b/other-licenses/libart_lgpl/art_misc.c
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@ void art_free(void *ptr)
 
 void * art_realloc(void* ptr, size_t size)
 {
-  realloc(ptr, size);
+  return realloc(ptr, size);
 }