diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index ce876a799644..7b9b97ff065a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -4347,11 +4347,15 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
                     struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, expr.span, E0572,
                                      "return statement outside of function body").emit();
                 } else if let Some(ref e) = *expr_opt {
-                    *self.ret_coercion_span.borrow_mut() = Some(e.span);
+                    if self.ret_coercion_span.borrow().is_none() {
+                        *self.ret_coercion_span.borrow_mut() = Some(e.span);
+                    }
                     self.check_return_expr(e);
                 } else {
                     let mut coercion = self.ret_coercion.as_ref().unwrap().borrow_mut();
-                    *self.ret_coercion_span.borrow_mut() = Some(expr.span);
+                    if self.ret_coercion_span.borrow().is_none() {
+                        *self.ret_coercion_span.borrow_mut() = Some(expr.span);
+                    }
                     let cause = self.cause(expr.span, ObligationCauseCode::ReturnNoExpression);
                     if let Some((fn_decl, _)) = self.get_fn_decl(expr.id) {
                         coercion.coerce_forced_unit(
diff --git a/src/test/ui/point-to-type-err-cause-on-impl-trait-return.stderr b/src/test/ui/point-to-type-err-cause-on-impl-trait-return.stderr
index b94a9f4df487..be3d2c0db4ca 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/point-to-type-err-cause-on-impl-trait-return.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/point-to-type-err-cause-on-impl-trait-return.stderr
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ LL |     1u32
 error[E0308]: mismatched types
   --> $DIR/point-to-type-err-cause-on-impl-trait-return.rs:13:16
    |
+LL |         return 0i32;
+   |                ---- expected because of this statement
+LL |     } else {
 LL |         return 1u32;
    |                ^^^^ expected i32, found u32
    |