diff --git a/simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx b/simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx
index 36b7506d..e0572e19 100644
--- a/simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx
+++ b/simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ SGPath SGPath::desktop(const SGPath& def)
 
   unsigned char path[1024];
   if (FSRefMakePath(&ref, path, 1024) != noErr)
-    return def
+      return def;
 
   return SGPath((const char*) path, def._permission_checker);
 }