diff --git a/lib/coffeescript/lexer.js b/lib/coffeescript/lexer.js
index 01dcd28753..200cdee33b 100644
--- a/lib/coffeescript/lexer.js
+++ b/lib/coffeescript/lexer.js
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
         return indent.length;
       }
       if (size > this.indent) {
-        if (noNewlines) {
+        if (noNewlines || this.tag() === 'RETURN') {
           this.indebt = size - this.indent;
           this.suppressNewlines();
           return indent.length;
diff --git a/src/lexer.coffee b/src/lexer.coffee
index 33247b2aeb..6a61c28bec 100644
--- a/src/lexer.coffee
+++ b/src/lexer.coffee
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ exports.Lexer = class Lexer
       return indent.length
 
     if size > @indent
-      if noNewlines
+      if noNewlines or @tag() is 'RETURN'
         @indebt = size - @indent
         @suppressNewlines()
         return indent.length