diff --git a/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cxx b/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cxx
index e973b605a..23c5041c7 100644
--- a/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cxx
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ int SMESH_Mesh::GetHypotheses(const TopoDS_Shape &                aSubShape,
         }
     }
   }
-  return !aHypList.empty();
+  return nbHyps;
 }
 
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