diff --git a/src/translate_c.cpp b/src/translate_c.cpp
index bb1c81f429..9f80d4e898 100644
--- a/src/translate_c.cpp
+++ b/src/translate_c.cpp
@@ -937,8 +937,7 @@ static AstNode *trans_compound_stmt(Context *c, AstNode *parent, CompoundStmt *s
 static AstNode *trans_return_stmt(Context *c, AstNode *block, ReturnStmt *stmt) {
     Expr *value_expr = stmt->getRetValue();
     if (value_expr == nullptr) {
-        emit_warning(c, stmt->getLocStart(), "TODO handle C return void");
-        return nullptr;
+        return trans_create_node(c, NodeTypeReturnExpr);
     } else {
         AstNode *return_node = trans_create_node(c, NodeTypeReturnExpr);
         return_node->data.return_expr.expr = trans_expr(c, true, block, value_expr, TransRValue);
diff --git a/test/translate_c.zig b/test/translate_c.zig
index 08626f6e90..feb44f2cf0 100644
--- a/test/translate_c.zig
+++ b/test/translate_c.zig
@@ -939,6 +939,16 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: &tests.TranslateCContext) {
         \\    return c"bar";
         \\}
     );
+
+    cases.add("return void",
+        \\void foo(void) {
+        \\    return;
+        \\}
+    ,
+        \\pub fn foo() {
+        \\    return;
+        \\}
+    );
 }