diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index 8c99ad4..06f135a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -535,6 +535,30 @@
   v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
+def Test_return_any_two_types()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+
+      def G(Fn: func(string): any)
+        g:result = Fn("hello")
+      enddef
+
+      def F(a: number, b: string): any
+        echo b
+        if a > 0
+          return 1
+        else
+          return []
+        endif
+      enddef
+
+      G(function(F, [1]))
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+  assert_equal(1, g:result)
+  unlet g:result
+enddef
+
 func s:Increment()
   let g:counter += 1
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 777f131..d9752fd 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4572,
+/**/
     4571,
 /**/
     4570,
diff --git a/src/vim9cmds.c b/src/vim9cmds.c
index b8a511f..cc2c041 100644
--- a/src/vim9cmds.c
+++ b/src/vim9cmds.c
@@ -2258,8 +2258,7 @@
 	    // return type here.
 	    stack_type = get_type_on_stack(cctx, 0);
 	    if ((check_return_type && (cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_ret_type == NULL
-				|| cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_ret_type == &t_unknown
-				|| cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_ret_type == &t_any))
+				|| cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_ret_type == &t_unknown))
 		    || (!check_return_type
 				&& cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_ret_type == &t_unknown))
 	    {