diff --git a/proc/diskstats.c b/proc/diskstats.c
index 55125ff8..c72369c2 100644
--- a/proc/diskstats.c
+++ b/proc/diskstats.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,6 @@ PROCPS_EXPORT struct diskstats_result *xtra_diskstats_val (
     if (str[0]
     && (strcmp(typestr, str))) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: was %s, expected %s\n", file, lineno, typestr, str);
-        return NULL;
     }
     return &stack->head[relative_enum];
 } // end: xtra_diskstats_val
diff --git a/proc/meminfo.c b/proc/meminfo.c
index 42e1f9a7..ee8ecbe3 100644
--- a/proc/meminfo.c
+++ b/proc/meminfo.c
@@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ PROCPS_EXPORT struct meminfo_result *xtra_meminfo_val (
     if (str[0]
     && (strcmp(typestr, str))) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: was %s, expected %s\n", file, lineno, typestr, str);
-        return NULL;
     }
     return &stack->head[relative_enum];
 } // end: xtra_meminfo_val
diff --git a/proc/pids.c b/proc/pids.c
index f8816a0d..96afbc78 100644
--- a/proc/pids.c
+++ b/proc/pids.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,6 @@ PROCPS_EXPORT struct pids_result *xtra_pids_val (
     if (str[0]
     && (strcmp(typestr, str))) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: was %s, expected %s\n", file, lineno, typestr, str);
-        return NULL;
     }
     return &stack->head[relative_enum];
 } // end: xtra_pids_val
diff --git a/proc/slabinfo.c b/proc/slabinfo.c
index a1989ff2..afad3086 100644
--- a/proc/slabinfo.c
+++ b/proc/slabinfo.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,6 @@ PROCPS_EXPORT struct slabinfo_result *xtra_slabinfo_val (
     if (str[0]
     && (strcmp(typestr, str))) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: was %s, expected %s\n", file, lineno, typestr, str);
-        return NULL;
     }
     return &stack->head[relative_enum];
 } // end: xtra_slabinfo_val
diff --git a/proc/stat.c b/proc/stat.c
index 45ebcde4..5c3f3b87 100644
--- a/proc/stat.c
+++ b/proc/stat.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,6 @@ PROCPS_EXPORT struct stat_result *xtra_stat_val (
     if (str[0]
     && (strcmp(typestr, str))) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: was %s, expected %s\n", file, lineno, typestr, str);
-        return NULL;
     }
     return &stack->head[relative_enum];
 } // end: xtra_stat_val
diff --git a/proc/vmstat.c b/proc/vmstat.c
index 3f6cb8ad..6cf8c52d 100644
--- a/proc/vmstat.c
+++ b/proc/vmstat.c
@@ -1304,7 +1304,6 @@ PROCPS_EXPORT struct vmstat_result *xtra_vmstat_val (
     if (str[0]
     && (strcmp(typestr, str))) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: was %s, expected %s\n", file, lineno, typestr, str);
-        return NULL;
     }
     return &stack->head[relative_enum];
 } // end: xtra_vmstat_val