diff --git a/ip/ip.c b/ip/ip.c
index 632d2717..c3ff6270 100644
--- a/ip/ip.c
+++ b/ip/ip.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 static int do_help(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	usage();
+        return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct cmd {