diff --git a/src/common/filesystembase.cpp b/src/common/filesystembase.cpp
index 765b081bff..8371cc3360 100644
--- a/src/common/filesystembase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/filesystembase.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ void FileSystem::setFileReadOnly(const QString &filename, bool readonly)
         {
             qCWarning(lcFileSystem()) << filename << (readonly ? "readonly" : "read write") << e.what();
         }
+        return;
     }
 #endif
     QFile file(filename);