diff --git a/tasks/task_save.c b/tasks/task_save.c
index e024d98387..3026a22149 100644
--- a/tasks/task_save.c
+++ b/tasks/task_save.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static autosave_t *autosave_new(const char *path,
    if (!buf)
    {
       free(handle);
-      return false;
+      return NULL;
    }
 
    handle->buffer                = buf;