diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Lower.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Lower.java
index 039681ff8b3c6..fc76ba2c07cc2 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Lower.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Lower.java
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ void visitSymbol(Symbol sym) {
                     VarSymbol v = (VarSymbol) _sym;
                     if (v.getConstValue() == null) {
                         addFreeVar(v);
-                        return;
                     }
                 }
             }