diff --git a/gwt-core/src/main/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWT.java b/gwt-core/src/main/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWT.java
index d8fea32..03d7d5d 100644
--- a/gwt-core/src/main/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWT.java
+++ b/gwt-core/src/main/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWT.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ private static void addOnErrorHandler(Window window, Window.OnerrorFn onerrorFn)
   @JsMethod
   private static native Throwable fromObject(Object obj) /*-{
     //GWT2 impl using JSNI, see GWT.native.js for the j2cl impl
-    var throwable = @java.lang.Throwable::of(*)(obj);
+    return @java.lang.Throwable::of(*)(obj);
   }-*/;
 
   @JsType(isNative = true, name = "window", namespace = "<window>")