diff --git a/indra/llxml/llcontrol.h b/indra/llxml/llcontrol.h
index 9a3a40e476..ee7d1d50b7 100644
--- a/indra/llxml/llcontrol.h
+++ b/indra/llxml/llcontrol.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ public:
 		else
 		{
 			llwarns << "Control " << name << " not found." << llendl;
+			return T();
 		}
 		return convert_from_llsd<T>(value, type, name);
 	}