1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/transcode.c b/transcode.c
index 4d32cf705a..5f7f856a33 100644
--- a/transcode.c
+++ b/transcode.c
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@ rb_econv_prepare_options(VALUE opthash, VALUE *opts, int ecflags)
 
     if (NIL_P(opthash)) {
         *opts = Qnil;
-        return 0;
+        return ecflags;
     }
     ecflags = econv_opts(opthash, ecflags);