diff --git a/src/hb-face.cc b/src/hb-face.cc
index 34fec1f3b..90355f5e9 100644
--- a/src/hb-face.cc
+++ b/src/hb-face.cc
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ hb_face_set_get_table_tags_func (hb_face_t *face,
   {
     if (destroy)
       destroy (user_data);
+    return;
   }
 
   if (face->get_table_tags_destroy)