diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/op_inv_gen_meat.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/op_inv_gen_meat.hpp
index 9794bbd7..b33e9c95 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/op_inv_gen_meat.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/op_inv_gen_meat.hpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ op_inv_gen::apply_direct(Mat<typename T1::elem_type>& out, const Base<typename T
   
   if(is_triu_expr || is_tril_expr || is_triu_mat || is_tril_mat)
     {
-    return = auxlib::inv_tr(out, ((is_triu_expr || is_triu_mat) ? uword(0) : uword(1)));
+    return auxlib::inv_tr(out, ((is_triu_expr || is_triu_mat) ? uword(0) : uword(1)));
     }
   
   #if defined(ARMA_OPTIMISE_SYMPD)