diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/structural_impls.rs b/src/librustc/ty/structural_impls.rs
index 9ca911837b517..282cb9f80f51e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/structural_impls.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/structural_impls.rs
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeFoldable<'tcx> for Ty<'tcx> {
             ty::TyAnon(did, substs) => ty::TyAnon(did, substs.fold_with(folder)),
             ty::TyBool | ty::TyChar | ty::TyStr | ty::TyInt(_) |
             ty::TyUint(_) | ty::TyFloat(_) | ty::TyError | ty::TyInfer(_) |
-            ty::TyParam(..) | ty::TyNever => self.sty.clone(),
+            ty::TyParam(..) | ty::TyNever => return self
         };
         folder.tcx().mk_ty(sty)
     }