diff --git a/include/boost/cstdfloat.hpp b/include/boost/cstdfloat.hpp
index fae5f5e14..dddf5c01f 100644
--- a/include/boost/cstdfloat.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/cstdfloat.hpp
@@ -1712,19 +1712,19 @@
       inline complex<BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE> pow(const complex<BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE>& x,
                                                       const BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE& a)
       {
-        std::exp(a * std::log(x));
+        return std::exp(a * std::log(x));
       }
 
       inline complex<BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE> pow(const complex<BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE>& x,
                                                       const complex<BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE>& a)
       {
-        std::exp(a * std::log(x));
+        return std::exp(a * std::log(x));
       }
 
       inline complex<BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE> pow(const BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE& x,
                                                       const complex<BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE>& a)
       {
-        std::exp(a * std::log(x));
+        return std::exp(a * std::log(x));
       }
 
       inline complex<BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE> sinh(const complex<BOOST_CSTDFLOAT_EXTENDED_COMPLEX_FLOAT_TYPE>& x)