diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Container.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Container.php
index cf392399edb8cbb5e1dec8d4821eb30a984f9751..230e6bd9c6cd5e778c65c52c749cd362ff6c7ebe 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Container.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Container.php
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ class Container implements Layout\ReaderInterface
             default:
                 break;
         }
-        return $this->readerPool->interpret($readerContext, $currentElement);
+        $this->readerPool->interpret($readerContext, $currentElement);
+        return $this;
     }
 
     /**