diff --git a/src/common/menucmn.cpp b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
index 0f49207fd0..731b154254 100644
--- a/src/common/menucmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label)
                     {
                         wxLogDebug(wxT("Unrecognized accel key '%s', accel string ignored."),
                                    current.c_str());
+                        return NULL;
                     }
                 }
             }