diff --git a/src/fcpat.c b/src/fcpat.c
index 4bff659..53eee0f 100644
--- a/src/fcpat.c
+++ b/src/fcpat.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ FcPatternFilter (FcPattern *p, const FcObjectSet *os)
 	    }
 	}
     }
-    return p;
+    return ret;
 
 bail0:
     FcPatternDestroy (ret);