diff --git a/src/platforms/posix/drivers/airspeedsim/meas_airspeed_sim.cpp b/src/platforms/posix/drivers/airspeedsim/meas_airspeed_sim.cpp
index 95c9289b84..123a22b69e 100644
--- a/src/platforms/posix/drivers/airspeedsim/meas_airspeed_sim.cpp
+++ b/src/platforms/posix/drivers/airspeedsim/meas_airspeed_sim.cpp
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ info()
 {
 	if (g_dev == nullptr) {
 		PX4_WARN("driver not running");
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	printf("state @ %p\n", g_dev);