diff --git a/src/crypto/tls/generate_cert.go b/src/crypto/tls/generate_cert.go
index 74509c9dea..cd4bfc513f 100644
--- a/src/crypto/tls/generate_cert.go
+++ b/src/crypto/tls/generate_cert.go
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ func main() {
 	keyOut, err := os.OpenFile("key.pem", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to open key.pem for writing: %v", err)
-		return
 	}
 	privBytes, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(priv)
 	if err != nil {