diff --git a/src/vmsproc.c b/src/vmsproc.c
index 35823b32fc1..ec9678f78a4 100644
--- a/src/vmsproc.c
+++ b/src/vmsproc.c
@@ -615,9 +615,7 @@ if you quit, the process is killed.")
 
   set_current_buffer (old);
 
-  unbind_to (count);
-
-  return Qnil;
+  return unbind_to (count, Qnil);
 }
 
 create_process (process, new_argv)