diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php
index 06ecf6c65..344e00df9 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ class File {
 	public function clearStatCache($all = false) {
 		if ($all === false && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.0') >= 0) {
 			clearstatcache(true, $this->path);
+			return ;
 		}
 
 		clearstatcache();