diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.C
index 279412ab4d..977d0add12 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.C
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Istream& is, boundBox& bb)
 {
     if (is.format() == IOstream::ASCII)
     {
-        return is >> bb.min_ >> bb.max_;
+        is >> bb.min_ >> bb.max_;
     }
     else
     {