diff --git a/mm/mm_heap/mm_realloc.c b/mm/mm_heap/mm_realloc.c
index 28fbee2dd7..788fca4f48 100644
--- a/mm/mm_heap/mm_realloc.c
+++ b/mm/mm_heap/mm_realloc.c
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ FAR void *mm_realloc(FAR struct mm_heap_s *heap, FAR void *oldmem,
         {
           memcpy(newmem, oldmem, size);
           mm_free(heap, oldmem);
-          return newmem;
         }
+
+      return newmem;
     }
 #endif