diff --git a/SlevomatCodingStandard/Sniffs/Typehints/ReturnTypehintSpacingSniff.php b/SlevomatCodingStandard/Sniffs/Typehints/ReturnTypehintSpacingSniff.php
index b5e6b4ee1..077fe367c 100644
--- a/SlevomatCodingStandard/Sniffs/Typehints/ReturnTypehintSpacingSniff.php
+++ b/SlevomatCodingStandard/Sniffs/Typehints/ReturnTypehintSpacingSniff.php
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public function process(\PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile, $returnTypePointer)
 				$phpcsFile->addError($afterColonMessage, $returnTypePointer, self::CODE_MULTIPLE_SPACES_BETWEEN_COLON_AND_TYPE);
 			}
 			$colonPointer = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(T_COLON, $beforeNamePointer - 1);
+		} else {
+			return;
 		}
 
 		$previousPointer = $colonPointer - 1;