diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index 31020be2f..6fa55e647 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@ if (!defined('PMA_MINIMUM_COMMON')) {
                  $unquoted_string = substr($quoted_string, 1, -1);
                  // replace escaped quotes
                  $unquoted_string = str_replace($quote . $quote, $quote, $unquoted_string);
+                 return $unquoted_string;
              }
         }