diff --git a/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/functions.html b/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/functions.html
index ca869d18..ddd5bc7b 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/functions.html
+++ b/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/functions.html
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
         or writing thin wrappers:
       </p>
 <pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">// write "thin wrappers"</span>
-<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f1</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">}</span>
-<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f1</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">}</span>
 
 <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
 
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/doc/tutorial.qbk b/doc/tutorial/doc/tutorial.qbk
index 204c5004..10a45220 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/doc/tutorial.qbk
+++ b/doc/tutorial/doc/tutorial.qbk
@@ -901,8 +901,8 @@ wrapping as outlined in the [link python.overloading previous section], or
 writing thin wrappers:
 
     // write "thin wrappers"
-    int f1(int x) { f(x); }
-    int f2(int x, double y) { f(x,y); }
+    int f1(int x) { return f(x); }
+    int f2(int x, double y) { return f(x,y); }
 
     /*...*/