diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/int8.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/int8.c
index 78bd5fb2b87..cde9313fdf9 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/int8.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/int8.c
@@ -592,9 +592,13 @@ int8div(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	int64		result;
 
 	if (arg2 == 0)
+	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_DIVISION_BY_ZERO),
 				 errmsg("division by zero")));
+		/* ensure compiler realizes we mustn't reach the division (gcc bug) */
+		PG_RETURN_NULL();
+	}
 
 	result = arg1 / arg2;
 
@@ -639,9 +643,14 @@ int8mod(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	int64		arg2 = PG_GETARG_INT64(1);
 
 	if (arg2 == 0)
+	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_DIVISION_BY_ZERO),
 				 errmsg("division by zero")));
+		/* ensure compiler realizes we mustn't reach the division (gcc bug) */
+		PG_RETURN_NULL();
+	}
+
 	/* No overflow is possible */
 
 	PG_RETURN_INT64(arg1 % arg2);
@@ -815,9 +824,13 @@ int84div(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	int64		result;
 
 	if (arg2 == 0)
+	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_DIVISION_BY_ZERO),
 				 errmsg("division by zero")));
+		/* ensure compiler realizes we mustn't reach the division (gcc bug) */
+		PG_RETURN_NULL();
+	}
 
 	result = arg1 / arg2;
 
@@ -999,9 +1012,13 @@ int82div(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	int64		result;
 
 	if (arg2 == 0)
+	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_DIVISION_BY_ZERO),
 				 errmsg("division by zero")));
+		/* ensure compiler realizes we mustn't reach the division (gcc bug) */
+		PG_RETURN_NULL();
+	}
 
 	result = arg1 / arg2;