diff --git a/proofreading/draft-irtf-cfrg-aegis-aead.html b/proofreading/draft-irtf-cfrg-aegis-aead.html
index f44e918..5a9c2a2 100644
--- a/proofreading/draft-irtf-cfrg-aegis-aead.html
+++ b/proofreading/draft-irtf-cfrg-aegis-aead.html
@@ -3566,6 +3566,8 @@ <h4 id="name-the-finalizemac-function-2">
     t0 = V[0,0] ^ V[1,0] ^ V[2,0]
     t1 = V[3,0] ^ V[4,0] ^ V[5,0]
     tag = t0 || t1
+
+return tag
 </pre><a href="#section-8.4.2-4" class="pilcrow">¶</a>
 </div>
 </section>
diff --git a/proofreading/draft-irtf-cfrg-aegis-aead.txt b/proofreading/draft-irtf-cfrg-aegis-aead.txt
index 5f78875..374ce1c 100644
--- a/proofreading/draft-irtf-cfrg-aegis-aead.txt
+++ b/proofreading/draft-irtf-cfrg-aegis-aead.txt
@@ -1820,6 +1820,8 @@ return tag
        t1 = V[3,0] ^ V[4,0] ^ V[5,0]
        tag = t0 || t1
 
+   return tag
+
 9.  Implementation Status
 
    _This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC._