diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_user.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_user.cc
index 923a50979..ade764944 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_user.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_user.cc
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ dword_result_t XamUserReadProfileSettings(
     if (overlapped_ptr) {
       kernel_state()->CompleteOverlappedImmediate(overlapped_ptr,
                                                   X_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER);
-      return X_ERROR_IO_PENDING;
     }
     return X_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER;
   }