diff --git a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
index 5111e0163a..a122198fdf 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ try_element_again:
 			GetThemeDirFromName(SpecialFiles::BASE_THEME_NAME).c_str() );
 	DEFAULT_FAIL( res );
 	}
+	FAIL_M( "" ); // Silence gcc 4.
 }