diff --git a/classpath/java/io/ByteArrayInputStream.java b/classpath/java/io/ByteArrayInputStream.java
index 0b649e3c9b..ee053f4fe8 100644
--- a/classpath/java/io/ByteArrayInputStream.java
+++ b/classpath/java/io/ByteArrayInputStream.java
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ public class ByteArrayInputStream extends InputStream {
   }
 
   public int available() {
-    returns length - position;
+    return length - position;
   }
 }