diff --git a/lib/System/Host.cpp b/lib/System/Host.cpp
index 3196a63b850..79897e48bda 100644
--- a/lib/System/Host.cpp
+++ b/lib/System/Host.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ std::string sys::getHostCPUName() {
       return "generic";
     }
   }
+  return "generic";
 }
 #else
 std::string sys::getHostCPUName() {