diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 70d4a79f6c..6dc8789e5a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 	#3631: Error while compiling with Xorg
 	#3925: midori not getting compile
 	#4045: Add support for downloading i386 toolchains from codesourcery
+	#4171: makedevs-unused-but-set-variable.patch
 	#4183: Codesourcery toolchain download site has changed
 
 2011.08, Released August 31th, 2011:
diff --git a/package/makedevs/makedevs.c b/package/makedevs/makedevs.c
index 95c079a9fe..5d5668de6e 100644
--- a/package/makedevs/makedevs.c
+++ b/package/makedevs/makedevs.c
@@ -536,5 +536,5 @@ loop:
 	}
 	fclose(table);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }