diff --git a/scripts/python/cpplint.py b/scripts/python/cpplint.py
index 95c0c32..825c87c 100755
--- a/scripts/python/cpplint.py
+++ b/scripts/python/cpplint.py
@@ -4091,6 +4091,7 @@ def CheckTrailingSemicolon(filename, clean_lines, linenum, error):
           (func and not Search(r'\boperator\s*\[\s*\]', func.group(1))) or
           Search(r'\b(?:struct|union)\s+alignas\s*$', line_prefix) or
           Search(r'\bdecltype$', line_prefix) or
+          Search(r'\breturn\s*$', line_prefix) or
           Search(r'\s+=\s*$', line_prefix)):
         match = None
     if (match and