diff --git a/ini.cpp b/ini.cpp
index 6528b533..0cc8de50 100644
--- a/ini.cpp
+++ b/ini.cpp
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ bool ini_addstring(struct ini_data *ini, const TCHAR *section, const TCHAR *key,
 
 bool ini_delete(struct ini_data *ini, const TCHAR *section, const TCHAR *key)
 {
+	bool deleted = false;
 	for (int c = 0; c < ini->inilines; c++) {
 		struct ini_line *il = ini->inidata[c];
 		if (il && !_tcsicmp(section, il->section) && (key == NULL || !_tcsicmp(key, il->key))) {
@@ -574,9 +575,8 @@ bool ini_delete(struct ini_data *ini, const TCHAR *section, const TCHAR *key)
 			xfree(il);
 			ini->inidata[c] = NULL;
 			ini->modified = true;
-			return true;
+			deleted = true;
 		}
 	}
-	return false;
+	return deleted;
 }
-