diff --git a/qemu/include/exec/memory.h b/qemu/include/exec/memory.h
index b903d6f3..f314503e 100644
--- a/qemu/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/qemu/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -1118,8 +1118,6 @@ static inline bool memory_access_is_direct(MemoryRegion *mr, bool is_write)
     } else {
         return memory_region_is_ram(mr) || memory_region_is_romd(mr);
     }
-
-    return false;
 }
 
 /**