diff --git a/src/lj_record.c b/src/lj_record.c
index 1dd310d4..b7af5896 100644
--- a/src/lj_record.c
+++ b/src/lj_record.c
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ void lj_record_ret(jit_State *J, BCReg rbase, ptrdiff_t gotresults)
       emitir(IRTG(IR_RETF, IRT_PGC), trpt, trpc);
       J->retdepth++;
       J->needsnap = 1;
+      J->scev.idx = REF_NIL;
       lj_assertJ(J->baseslot == 1+LJ_FR2, "bad baseslot for return");
       /* Shift result slots up and clear the slots of the new frame below. */
       memmove(J->base + cbase, J->base-1-LJ_FR2, sizeof(TRef)*nresults);