diff --git a/tcpip.cc b/tcpip.cc
index b0da1d848..f8201758f 100644
--- a/tcpip.cc
+++ b/tcpip.cc
@@ -1937,6 +1937,7 @@ bool setTargetNextHopMAC(Target *target) {
   if (arp_get(a, &ae) == 0) {
     NmapArpCache(ARPCACHE_SET, &targetss, ae.arp_ha.addr_eth.data);
     target->setNextHopMACAddress(ae.arp_ha.addr_eth.data);
+    return true;
   }
 
   /* OK, the last choice is to send our own damn ARP request (and