diff --git a/usr.bin/tset/misc.c b/usr.bin/tset/misc.c
index c96c48c3345d..27a2bf6fea51 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tset/misc.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tset/misc.c
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ cat(file)
 	(void)close(fd);
 }
 
-void
+int
 outc(c)
 	int c;
 {
-	(void)putc(c, stderr);
+	return putc(c, stderr);
 }
 
 #if __STDC__