diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/resource/DelegatingPackResources.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/resource/DelegatingPackResources.java
index 07436ed80a..66fb3974f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/resource/DelegatingPackResources.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/resource/DelegatingPackResources.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class DelegatingPackResources extends AbstractPackResources
     public IoSupplier<InputStream> getRootResource(String... paths)
     {
         // Root resources do not make sense here
-        throw null;
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Nullable