diff --git a/src/mbgl/text/get_anchors.cpp b/src/mbgl/text/get_anchors.cpp
index 160ee21ed..c38e18118 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/text/get_anchors.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/text/get_anchors.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ optional<Anchor> getCenterAnchor(const GeometryCoordinates& line,
             if (!angleWindowSize || checkMaxAngle(line, anchor, labelLength, angleWindowSize, maxAngle)) {
                 return anchor;
             }
+
+            return nullopt;
         }
         
         prevDistance += segmentDistance;