diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index fa42f4880..df45b788e 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static bool
 toggle_fullscreen_for_os_window(OSWindow *w) {
     if (w && w->handle) {
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-        if (!OPT(macos_traditional_fullscreen)) do_toggle_fullscreen(w, 1, false);
+        if (!OPT(macos_traditional_fullscreen)) return do_toggle_fullscreen(w, 1, false);
 #endif
         return do_toggle_fullscreen(w, 0, true);
     }