diff --git a/lib/curl_get_line.c b/lib/curl_get_line.c
index b1b4021221..d5ab7b8427 100644
--- a/lib/curl_get_line.c
+++ b/lib/curl_get_line.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_get_line(struct dynbuf *buf, FILE *input, bool *eof)
       return appendnl(buf);
     /* otherwise get next line to append */
   }
-  return CURLE_FAILED_INIT;
+  /* UNREACHABLE */
 }
 
 #endif /* if not disabled */