diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
index 7d190ad89b1..5cadc2cb405 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
@@ -4303,7 +4303,7 @@ fn with_out_method(work: fn(out_method) -> result, cx: @block_ctxt,
 // immediate-ness of the type.
 fn type_is_immediate(ccx: @crate_ctxt, t: ty::t) -> bool {
     ret ty::type_is_scalar(ccx.tcx, t) || ty::type_is_boxed(ccx.tcx, t) ||
-            ty::type_is_native(ccx.tcx, t);
+            ty::type_is_native(ccx.tcx, t) || ty::type_is_bot(ccx.tcx, t);
 }
 
 fn do_spill(cx: @block_ctxt, v: ValueRef, t: ty::t) -> result {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/log-ret.rs b/src/test/run-pass/log-ret.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c35bf94a71b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/log-ret.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// xfail-test
+
+fn f() { log ret; }
+fn main() { f(); }
+