diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index deb101710e..2dddd8f302 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -18428,10 +18428,13 @@ parsePartitionStrategy(char *strategy)
 		return PARTITION_STRATEGY_RANGE;
 	else if (pg_strcasecmp(strategy, "hash") == 0)
 		return PARTITION_STRATEGY_HASH;
+
 	ereport(ERROR,
 			(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
 			 errmsg("unrecognized partitioning strategy \"%s\"",
 					strategy)));
+	return PARTITION_STRATEGY_LIST;		/* keep compiler quiet */
+
 }
 
 /*