diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca4d8a7d..b65f0b63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
 ### Fixed
+
+* Regression: `letter-spacing` resulting in a “not a valid option”
+  error (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/795).
+
+
 ### Security
 ### Contributors
 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 905f26d6..2f12e201 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ parse_section_main(struct context *ctx)
         return value_to_pt_or_px(ctx, &conf->line_height);
 
     else if (strcmp(key, "letter-spacing") == 0)
-        value_to_pt_or_px(ctx, &conf->letter_spacing);
+        return value_to_pt_or_px(ctx, &conf->letter_spacing);
 
     else if (strcmp(key, "horizontal-letter-offset") == 0)
         return value_to_pt_or_px(ctx, &conf->horizontal_letter_offset);