diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go
index 61b4245062..1192f3fac9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go
@@ -1429,6 +1429,4 @@ func genAsInitNoCheck(n *Node, reportOnly bool) bool {
 		}
 		return true
 	}
-
-	return false
 }