diff --git a/glm/core/_swizzle.hpp b/glm/core/_swizzle.hpp
index 1b5f3ccb..5a522fef 100644
--- a/glm/core/_swizzle.hpp
+++ b/glm/core/_swizzle.hpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace detail
 		typedef ValueType       value_type;
 
 		struct Stub {};
-		_swizzle_base2& operator= (Stub const &) {}
+		_swizzle_base2& operator= (Stub const &) { return *this; }
 
 		value_type  operator[]  (size_t i) const
 		{