diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index 95d0e5f891..0c966a7b4b 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -5367,7 +5367,6 @@ compile_return(rb_iseq_t *iseq, LINK_ANCHOR *const ret, const NODE *const node,
 		/* plain top-level, leave directly */
 		type = ISEQ_TYPE_METHOD;
 	    }
-	    retval = 0;
 	    break;
 	  default:
 	    break;
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_syntax.rb b/test/ruby/test_syntax.rb
index 5582c70556..aa82f52987 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_syntax.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_syntax.rb
@@ -1006,6 +1006,7 @@ eom
       begin raise; ensure return; end; self
       begin raise; ensure return; end and self
       nil&defined?0--begin e=no_method_error(); return; 0;end
+      return puts('ignored') #=> ignored
     end;
       .split(/\n/).map {|s|[(line+=1), *s.split(/#=> /, 2)]}
     failed = proc do |n, s|