diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/DefaultPacketExtension.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/DefaultPacketExtension.java
index 7ea70bdcc..2255c8a86 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/DefaultPacketExtension.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/DefaultPacketExtension.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class DefaultPacketExtension implements PacketExtension {
      */
     public synchronized Iterator getNames() {
         if (map == null) {
-            Collections.EMPTY_LIST.iterator();
+            return Collections.EMPTY_LIST.iterator();
         }
         return Collections.unmodifiableMap(new HashMap(map)).keySet().iterator();
     }
@@ -163,4 +163,4 @@ public class DefaultPacketExtension implements PacketExtension {
         }
         map.put(name, value);
     }
-}
+}
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