1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 106e0420a8..495cde9b34 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ rb_str_update(str, beg, len, val)
     VALUE val;
 {
     rb_str_modify(str);
-    return rb_str_splice(str, beg, len, val);
+    rb_str_splice(str, beg, len, val);
 }
 
 static void