diff --git a/Geo/GModel.h b/Geo/GModel.h
index cad077cc6311bef6bd19af0337d6f3f1457f56ec..d7d76f35a6582ba170b054744000bc362d6bdce0 100644
--- a/Geo/GModel.h
+++ b/Geo/GModel.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class GModel
   void scaleMesh(double factor);
 
   // set/get entity that is currently being meshed (for error reporting)
-  int setCurrentMeshEntity(GEntity *e){ _currentMeshEntity = e; }
+  void setCurrentMeshEntity(GEntity *e){ _currentMeshEntity = e; }
   GEntity *getCurrentMeshEntity(){ return _currentMeshEntity; }
 
   // Deletes all invisble mesh elements