diff --git a/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/FileTranslatorOptions.cpp b/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/FileTranslatorOptions.cpp
index e855b45594..32a147ca47 100644
--- a/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/FileTranslatorOptions.cpp
+++ b/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/FileTranslatorOptions.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ std::string stringify(const char* str)
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void FileTranslatorOptions::initParser(OptionsParser& optionParser)
+MStatus FileTranslatorOptions::initParser(OptionsParser& optionParser)
 {
   // first generate a collection of methods to create, edit, and query each separate option. For each exporter/importer
   // option, we will generate three methods:
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ void FileTranslatorOptions::initParser(OptionsParser& optionParser)
       }
     }
   }
+  return MS::kSuccess;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/FileTranslatorOptions.h b/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/FileTranslatorOptions.h
index 1877e249fc..70836ff3b6 100644
--- a/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/FileTranslatorOptions.h
+++ b/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/FileTranslatorOptions.h
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class FileTranslatorOptions
   /// \param  optionParser the option parser in which the options for the file translator have been specified
   /// \return MS::kSuccess if ok
   AL_MAYA_UTILS_PUBLIC
-  void initParser(OptionsParser& optionParser);
+  MStatus initParser(OptionsParser& optionParser);
 
 protected:
 #ifndef AL_GENERATING_DOCS