diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
index b85354517..fc5ce0ff0 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
@@ -1949,6 +1949,9 @@ return_expr (function_t *f, expr_t *e)
 		t = &type_float;
 	}
 	if (t == &type_void) {
+		if (!options.traditional)
+			return error (e, "void value not ignored as it ought to be");
+		warning (e, "void value not ignored as it ought to be");
 		t = f->def->type->aux_type;
 		e->type = expr_types[t->type];
 	}
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y b/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y
index 2b679bba2..e4efd6960 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y
@@ -1437,8 +1437,8 @@ keywordnamelist
 	;
 
 keywordname
-	: selector ':'				{ $$ = new_keywordarg ($1, 0); }
-	| ':'						{ $$ = new_keywordarg ("", 0); }
+	: selector ':'				{ $$ = new_keywordarg ($1, new_nil_expr ()); }
+	| ':'						{ $$ = new_keywordarg ("", new_nil_expr ()); }
 	;
 
 obj_string