1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/config/config.c b/config/config.c
index d86f7c649..af8f4f9b2 100644
--- a/config/config.c
+++ b/config/config.c
@@ -122,18 +122,25 @@ device_is_duplicate(const char *config_info)
     return FALSE;
 }
 
-void
+/**
+ * Allocate a new option and append to the list.
+ *
+ * @return A pointer to the newly allocated InputOption struct.
+ */
+InputOption*
 add_option(InputOption **options, const char *key, const char *value)
 {
     if (!value || *value == '\0')
-        return;
+        return NULL;
 
     for (; *options; options = &(*options)->next)
         ;
     *options = calloc(sizeof(**options), 1);
     if (!*options) /* Yeesh. */
-        return;
+        return NULL;
     (*options)->key = strdup(key);
     (*options)->value = strdup(value);
     (*options)->next = NULL;
+
+    return *options;
 }