diff --git a/src/cursor_slice.C b/src/cursor_slice.C
index 5ae0015a9c..cbbda47d1a 100644
--- a/src/cursor_slice.C
+++ b/src/cursor_slice.C
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ MathArray & CursorSlice::cell() const
 
 LyXText * CursorSlice::text() const
 {
-	inset_ ? inset_->getText(idx_) : 0;
+	return inset_ ? inset_->getText(idx_) : 0;
 }