diff --git a/src/messages/cquery_member_hierarchy.cc b/src/messages/cquery_member_hierarchy.cc
index 3f165298..f4465230 100644
--- a/src/messages/cquery_member_hierarchy.cc
+++ b/src/messages/cquery_member_hierarchy.cc
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ bool Expand(MessageHandler* m,
       case CXType_NullPtr: entry->name = "nullptr"; break;
       // clang-format on
     }
+    entry->numChildren = 0;
+    return true;
   }
   if (!def) {
     entry->numChildren = 0;