diff --git a/src/algorithm/default-check.hpp b/src/algorithm/default-check.hpp
index d6859efc684bfc310c1a3e140991742e67611bcb..a92e1100d23cd75783f9dbb5326ce3e03449ff97 100644
--- a/src/algorithm/default-check.hpp
+++ b/src/algorithm/default-check.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace se3
 
 #define DEFAULT_CHECKERS makeDefaultCheckerList()
 
-  bool Model::check() const { this->check(DEFAULT_CHECKERS); }
+  bool Model::check() const { return this->check(DEFAULT_CHECKERS); }
 
 } // namespace se3