diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/event/eventPlugins/ResponderSyntheticEvent.js b/src/renderers/shared/event/eventPlugins/ResponderSyntheticEvent.js
index ca2b8ecfe7170..f1cf77feacfcc 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/event/eventPlugins/ResponderSyntheticEvent.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/event/eventPlugins/ResponderSyntheticEvent.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var ResponderEventInterface = {
  * @extends {SyntheticEvent}
  */
 function ResponderSyntheticEvent(dispatchConfig, dispatchMarker, nativeEvent, nativeEventTarget) {
-  SyntheticEvent.call(this, dispatchConfig, dispatchMarker, nativeEvent, nativeEventTarget);
+  return SyntheticEvent.call(this, dispatchConfig, dispatchMarker, nativeEvent, nativeEventTarget);
 }
 
 SyntheticEvent.augmentClass(ResponderSyntheticEvent, ResponderEventInterface);