diff --git a/gst/gstcontroller.c b/gst/gstcontroller.c
index c9f033cdb1..5e43fdbc3b 100644
--- a/gst/gstcontroller.c
+++ b/gst/gstcontroller.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ gst_controller_set_disabled (GstController * self, gboolean disabled)
   GList *node;
   GstControlledProperty *prop;
 
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_CONTROLLER (self), FALSE);
+  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_CONTROLLER (self));
 
   g_mutex_lock (self->lock);
   for (node = self->properties; node; node = node->next) {