diff --git a/src/polyp/context.c b/src/polyp/context.c
index 6fe008ea5..c16b54b41 100644
--- a/src/polyp/context.c
+++ b/src/polyp/context.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ int pa_context_is_pending(pa_context *c) {
     assert(c);
     assert(c->ref >= 1);
 
-    PA_CHECK_VALIDITY_RETURN_ANY(c, c->state == PA_CONTEXT_READY, PA_ERR_BADSTATE, -1);
+    PA_CHECK_VALIDITY(c, c->state == PA_CONTEXT_READY, PA_ERR_BADSTATE);
 
     return (c->pstream && pa_pstream_is_pending(c->pstream)) ||
         (c->pdispatch && pa_pdispatch_is_pending(c->pdispatch)) ||