diff --git a/camino/src/bookmarks/BookmarkViewController.mm b/camino/src/bookmarks/BookmarkViewController.mm
index 1ca5efbfcf28..69ea26f20dc2 100644
--- a/camino/src/bookmarks/BookmarkViewController.mm
+++ b/camino/src/bookmarks/BookmarkViewController.mm
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ const long kMinSearchPaneHeight = 80;
     // wait for |-completeSetup| to be called to lazily complete our setup
     mSetupComplete = NO;
   }
+  return self;
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc