diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
index 9609b8e02741f..b18ece5ed9b82 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ void NativeWindowViews::SetMenu(AtomMenuModel* menu_model) {
   if (menu_model == nullptr) {
     global_menu_bar_.reset();
     root_view_->UnregisterAcceleratorsWithFocusManager();
+    return;
   }
 
   if (!global_menu_bar_ && ShouldUseGlobalMenuBar())