diff --git a/mozilla/xpcom/io/nsLocalFileOSX.cpp b/mozilla/xpcom/io/nsLocalFileOSX.cpp
index 3bb1562ba39..769eef4f662 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpcom/io/nsLocalFileOSX.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/xpcom/io/nsLocalFileOSX.cpp
@@ -1155,7 +1155,6 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsLocalFile::GetParent(nsIFile * *aParent)
         if (iter < end)
           appendedNodes.Append(kPathSepUnichar);
       }
-      return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
     }
     newFile = new nsLocalFile(mFSRef, appendedNodes);
   }