diff --git a/internal/c/libqb.cpp b/internal/c/libqb.cpp
index 117c0d830..749a758b1 100644
--- a/internal/c/libqb.cpp
+++ b/internal/c/libqb.cpp
@@ -33903,7 +33903,7 @@ qbs *func__readfile(qbs *filespec)
     }
 }
 
-int16_t func__writefile(qbs *filespec, qbs *contents)
+void sub__writefile(qbs *filespec, qbs *contents)
 {
     FILE *file; // file handle;
     qbs *namez; // 0-term file name;
@@ -33915,10 +33915,8 @@ int16_t func__writefile(qbs *filespec, qbs *contents)
     if (file) {
         fwrite(contents -> chr, 1, contents -> len, file);
         fclose(file);
-        return -1; // return "success" flag true
     } else {
         error(QB_ERROR_PATH_FILE_ACCESS_ERROR); // error, we throw best fit
-        return 0;  // return "success" flag false
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/c/qbx.cpp b/internal/c/qbx.cpp
index 12d57b83f..4ff096e38 100755
--- a/internal/c/qbx.cpp
+++ b/internal/c/qbx.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ extern int32 func__resizeheight();
 extern void sub__title(qbs *title);
 extern void sub__echo(qbs *message);
 extern qbs *func__readfile(qbs *filespec);
-extern int16_t func__writefile(qbs *filespec, qbs *contents);
+extern void sub__writefile(qbs *filespec, qbs *contents);
 extern void sub__assert(int32 expression, qbs *assert_message, int32 passed);
 extern void sub__finishdrop();
 extern int32 func__filedrop();
diff --git a/source/subs_functions/subs_functions.bas b/source/subs_functions/subs_functions.bas
index 2a92ccfa6..a59da6608 100644
--- a/source/subs_functions/subs_functions.bas
+++ b/source/subs_functions/subs_functions.bas
@@ -1024,11 +1024,10 @@ regid
 
 clearid
 id.n = qb64prefix$ + "WriteFile"
-id.subfunc = 1
-id.callname = "func__writefile"
+id.subfunc = 2
+id.callname = "sub__writefile"
 id.args = 2
 id.arg = MKL$(STRINGTYPE - ISPOINTER) + MKL$(STRINGTYPE - ISPOINTER)
-id.ret = INTEGERTYPE - ISPOINTER
 id.hr_syntax = "_WRITEFILE(fileSpec$, contents$)"
 regid