diff --git a/arc.m b/arc.m
index ed8bb99..af92da4 100644
--- a/arc.m
+++ b/arc.m
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ id objc_retainAutoreleasedReturnValue(id obj)
 		if (obj == tls->returnRetained)
 		{
 			tls->returnRetained = NULL;
+			return obj;
 		}
-		return obj;
 	}
 	return objc_retain(obj);
 }