diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/ORBSet.h b/src/modules/uORB/ORBSet.h
index 2d5c59e06d..8b1e0d00fb 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/ORBSet.h
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/ORBSet.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public:
 		while (p->next) {
 			if (strcmp(p->next->node_name, node_name) == 0) {
 				unlinkNext(p);
+				return true;
 			}
 		}
 		return nullptr;