diff --git a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
index 7c16fec3fe..ee22bc1b48 100644
--- a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win, bool onlyIfNeeded)
 {
     wxWindowDisabler wd(win);
 
-    bool rc
+    bool rc;
     if (onlyIfNeeded)
         rc = wxYieldIfNeeded();
     else