diff --git a/src/Html2Text.php b/src/Html2Text.php
index e33caa4..6e0f9e5 100644
--- a/src/Html2Text.php
+++ b/src/Html2Text.php
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ public function __construct($html = '', $options = array())
 
         // for backwards compatibility
         if (!is_array($options)) {
-            return call_user_func_array(array($this, 'legacyConstruct'), func_get_args());
+            // phpcs:ignore (PHPCompatibility.FunctionUse.ArgumentFunctionsReportCurrentValue.NeedsInspection
+            call_user_func_array(array($this, 'legacyConstruct'), func_get_args());
+            return;
         }
 
         $this->html = $html;