diff --git a/src_c/event.c b/src_c/event.c
index 5ed8ca637f..163d13b242 100644
--- a/src_c/event.c
+++ b/src_c/event.c
@@ -2260,13 +2260,13 @@ pg_event_peek(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 
     seq = _pg_eventtype_as_seq(obj, &len);
     if (!seq)
-        return Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+        Py_RETURN_FALSE;
 
     for (loop = 0; loop < len; loop++) {
         type = _pg_eventtype_from_seq(seq, loop);
         if (type == -1) {
             Py_DECREF(seq);
-            return Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+            Py_RETURN_FALSE;
         }
         res = PG_PEEP_EVENT(&event, 1, SDL_PEEKEVENT, type);
         if (res) {