diff --git a/netclass.cc b/netclass.cc
index 61f876155..7f2fb97d3 100644
--- a/netclass.cc
+++ b/netclass.cc
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ NetScope*netclass_t::method_from_name(perm_string name) const
 NetNet* netclass_t::find_static_property(perm_string name) const
 {
       NetNet*tmp = class_scope_->find_signal(name);
+      return tmp;
 }
 
 bool netclass_t::test_scope_is_method(const NetScope*scope) const