diff --git a/gdbstub/gdbstub.c b/gdbstub/gdbstub.c
index 8eea21450c..4f3762fccf 100644
--- a/gdbstub/gdbstub.c
+++ b/gdbstub/gdbstub.c
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ static const char *get_feature_xml(const char *p, const char **newp,
             g_string_append(xml, "</target>");
 
             process->target_xml = g_string_free(xml, false);
-            return process->target_xml;
         }
+        return process->target_xml;
     }
     /* Is it dynamically generated by the target? */
     if (cc->gdb_get_dynamic_xml) {