diff --git a/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit.c b/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit.c
index daae964b1ce..5d0cdab1fc6 100644
--- a/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit.c
+++ b/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit.c
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ llvm_function_reference(LLVMJitContext *context,
 		LLVMSetGlobalConstant(v_fn, true);
 
 		return LLVMBuildLoad(builder, v_fn, "");
-		return v_fn;
 	}
 
 	/* check if function already has been added */