diff --git a/src/libs/alm/SharedSolver.cpp b/src/libs/alm/SharedSolver.cpp
index 7b70adcb26..9b452fcf6d 100644
--- a/src/libs/alm/SharedSolver.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/alm/SharedSolver.cpp
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ SharedSolver::LayoutLeaving(BALMLayout* layout)
 }
 
 
-void
+ResultType
 SharedSolver::ValidateMinSize()
 {
 	if (fMinValid)
-		return;
+		return fMinResult;
 
 	_ValidateConstraints();
 
@@ -167,14 +167,15 @@ SharedSolver::ValidateMinSize()
 
 	fMinValid = true;
 	fLayoutValid = false;
+	return fMinResult;
 }
 
 
-void
+ResultType
 SharedSolver::ValidateMaxSize()
 {
 	if (fMaxValid)
-		return;
+		return fMaxResult;
 
 	_ValidateConstraints();
 
@@ -185,14 +186,16 @@ SharedSolver::ValidateMaxSize()
 
 	fMaxValid = true;
 	fLayoutValid = false;
+
+	return fMaxResult;
 }
 
 
-void
+ResultType
 SharedSolver::ValidateLayout(BLayoutContext* context)
 {
 	if (fLayoutValid && fLayoutContext == context)
-		return;
+		return fLayoutResult;
 
 	_SetContext(context);
 	_ValidateConstraints();
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ SharedSolver::ValidateLayout(BLayoutContext* context)
 
 	fLayoutResult = fLinearSpec.Solve();
 	fLayoutValid = true;
+	return fLayoutResult;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libs/alm/SharedSolver.h b/src/libs/alm/SharedSolver.h
index d57576aa8f..9ee9d64c9c 100644
--- a/src/libs/alm/SharedSolver.h
+++ b/src/libs/alm/SharedSolver.h
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ public:
 			void				RegisterLayout(BALM::BALMLayout* layout);
 			void				LayoutLeaving(BALM::BALMLayout* layout);
 
-			void				ValidateMinSize();
-			void				ValidateMaxSize();
-			void				ValidateLayout(BLayoutContext* context);
+			ResultType			ValidateMinSize();
+			ResultType			ValidateMaxSize();
+			ResultType			ValidateLayout(BLayoutContext* context);
 private:
 			struct MinSizeValidator;
 			struct MaxSizeValidator;