diff --git a/Doc/includes/shoddy.c b/Doc/includes/shoddy.c
index bb7f05b107c..07a272124ce 100644
--- a/Doc/includes/shoddy.c
+++ b/Doc/includes/shoddy.c
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@ PyInit_shoddy(void)
 
     Py_INCREF(&ShoddyType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "Shoddy", (PyObject *) &ShoddyType);
+    return m;
 }