diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inlheur/analyze.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inlheur/analyze.go
index 78a6cc5325..325063fed5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inlheur/analyze.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inlheur/analyze.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func AnalyzeFunc(fn *ir.Func, canInline func(*ir.Func)) *FuncProps {
 	if err := cstab.merge(fcstab); err != nil {
 		base.FatalfAt(fn.Pos(), "%v", err)
 	}
+	fn.SetNeverReturns(entry.props.Flags&FuncPropNeverReturns != 0)
 	fpmap[fn] = entry
 	if fn.Inl != nil && fn.Inl.Properties == "" {
 		fn.Inl.Properties = entry.props.SerializeToString()
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inlheur/analyze_func_flags.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inlheur/analyze_func_flags.go
index 463fa36a69..15f5bd5f35 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inlheur/analyze_func_flags.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inlheur/analyze_func_flags.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func isExitCall(n ir.Node) bool {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
-	return false
+	return name.Func.NeverReturns()
 }
 
 // pessimize is called to record the fact that we saw something in the