diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py
index 4a8985104874c1..fbfa86700e2278 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def getExtraMakeArgs(self):
         Helper function to return extra argumentsfor the make system. This
         method is meant to be overridden by platform specific builders.
         """
+        return ""
 
     def getArchCFlags(self, architecture):
         """Returns the ARCH_CFLAGS for the make system."""