diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index 5cf2a2e6613..4e9cf95d2c1 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -14166,7 +14166,7 @@ Compressor.prototype.compress = function(node) {
                                 stat.walk(find_return);
                                 return !abort;
                             }) && node.bcatch) node.bcatch.walk(find_return);
-                            return true;
+                            return;
                         }
                         if (node instanceof AST_Scope) return true;
                     }));
diff --git a/test/compress/yields.js b/test/compress/yields.js
index 0736adaa0d2..933fc295179 100644
--- a/test/compress/yields.js
+++ b/test/compress/yields.js
@@ -2207,3 +2207,43 @@ issue_5754: {
     ]
     node_version: ">=10"
 }
+
+issue_5842: {
+    options = {
+        inline: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        (async function*() {
+            (function() {
+                try {
+                    try {
+                        return console;
+                    } finally {
+                        a = "PASS";
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {}
+                FAIL;
+            })();
+        })().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        (async function*() {
+            (function() {
+                try {
+                    try {
+                        return console;
+                    } finally {
+                        a = "PASS";
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {}
+                FAIL;
+            })();
+        })().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+    node_version: ">=10"
+}