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diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 07f54a07..156404c4 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ __must_check __malloc char *para_basename(const char *name)
  * string which may contain a single string conversion specifier which gets
  * replaced by 'arg'.
  *
- * \return A string in which all matches in \a src are replaced, or NULL if \a
- * macro_name was not found in \a src.  Caller must free the result.
+ * \return A string in which all matches in \a src are replaced, or NULL if an
+ * syntax error was encountered. Caller must free the result.
  *
  * \sa regcomp(3)
  */
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ __must_check __malloc char *s_a_r_list(struct para_macro *macro_list, char *src)
 	while (mp->name) {
 		ret = s_a_r(tmp, mp->name, mp->replacement);
 		free(tmp);
-		if (!ret)
-			return src; /* FIXME: shouldn't we continue here? */
+		if (!ret) /* syntax error */
+			return NULL;
 		tmp = ret;
 		mp++;
 	}