diff --git a/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp b/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp
index 6b1129b..d983ed5 100644
--- a/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ namespace boost {
             out_buffer.members.type.type = &boost::typeindex::type_id<functor_type>().type_info();
             out_buffer.members.type.const_qualified = false;
             out_buffer.members.type.volatile_qualified = false;
-            return;
           }
-          manager(in_buffer, out_buffer, op, tag_type());
-          return;
+          else {
+            manager(in_buffer, out_buffer, op, tag_type());
+          }
         }
       };