diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 477f5ee..b894c6f 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -3611,6 +3611,7 @@
 		    break;
 	    case CMD_throw:
 		    line = compile_throw(p, &cctx);
+		    cctx.ctx_had_return = TRUE;
 		    break;
 
 	    case CMD_eval: