diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index 25048a47bf..ee7428f4f1 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ rb_ary_bsearch_index(VALUE ary)
 {
     long index_result = ary_bsearch_index(ary);
 
-    returns INT2FIX(index_result);
+    return INT2FIX(index_result);
 }
 
 static long