diff --git a/atari/clipboard.c b/atari/clipboard.c
index d80599e2b..e07e9d8d1 100644
--- a/atari/clipboard.c
+++ b/atari/clipboard.c
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ char *scrap_txt_read(void)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+	return buf;
 }