diff --git a/scumm/string.cpp b/scumm/string.cpp
index 6ea9a0362b9..111737a6ba4 100644
--- a/scumm/string.cpp
+++ b/scumm/string.cpp
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ void Scumm::translateText(byte *text, byte *trans_buff) {
 			for (;;) {
 				if(buf[pos] == 0) {
 					trans_buff[0] = '\0';
-					return;
+					break;
 				}
 				l = 0;
 				do {