diff --git a/ngraph/core/src/file_util.cpp b/ngraph/core/src/file_util.cpp
index 14d9a3dc45d..d759b4a45a2 100644
--- a/ngraph/core/src/file_util.cpp
+++ b/ngraph/core/src/file_util.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void file_util::iterate_files(const string& path,
                               function<void(const string& file, bool is_dir)> func,
                               bool recurse,
                               bool include_links) {
-    return ov::util::iterate_files(path, func, recurse, include_links);
+    ov::util::iterate_files(path, func, recurse, include_links);
 }
 
 std::string file_util::sanitize_path(const std::string& path) {