diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c b/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c
index 003ea1407..d7bee43f0 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c
@@ -877,7 +877,10 @@ emit_expr (expr_t *e)
 					def = 0;
 					if (e->e.expr.e1)
 						def = emit_sub_expr (e->e.expr.e1, 0);
-					if (!def && !options.traditional && op_return_v)
+					if ((!def || (def->alias
+								  && !strcmp (def->alias->name, ".return"))
+						 || (!def->alias && !strcmp (def->name, ".return")))
+						&& !options.traditional && op_return_v)
 						emit_statement (e, op_return_v, 0, 0, 0);
 					else
 						emit_statement (e, op_return, def, 0, 0);