diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/GenericCandidateResolver.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/GenericCandidateResolver.kt
index 29e6c107bc0..c477c1a5ae1 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/GenericCandidateResolver.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/GenericCandidateResolver.kt
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class GenericCandidateResolver(
                 return
             }
         }
-        val expectedTypeWithoutReturnType = if (hasExpectedReturnType) replaceReturnTypeByUnknown(expectedType) else expectedType
+        val expectedTypeWithoutReturnType = replaceReturnTypeByUnknown(expectedType)
         val newContext = context.replaceExpectedType(expectedTypeWithoutReturnType).replaceDataFlowInfo(dataFlowInfoForArgument)
                 .replaceContextDependency(INDEPENDENT)
         val type = argumentTypeResolver.getFunctionLiteralTypeInfo(argumentExpression, functionLiteral, newContext, RESOLVE_FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS).type
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/regressions/kt9461.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/regressions/kt9461.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc4eab6618f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/regressions/kt9461.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+interface In<in I>
+
+interface B : In<B>
+
+interface C<I, T>
+
+fun <I, T> In<I>.foo(<!UNUSED_PARAMETER!>f<!>: () -> C<I, T>) {}
+fun <I, T, Self: In<I>> Self.foo2(<!UNUSED_PARAMETER!>f<!>: () -> C<I, T>) {}
+
+class E : B // e <: In<B> <: In<E>
+
+fun test(c: C<E, Int>, e: E) {
+    e.foo<E, Int> { c }
+    e.foo { c } // error here: expected C<B, ???> but must be C<??? : B, ???>
+    e.foo2 { c }
+    e.foo2 ({ c })
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/regressions/kt9461.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/regressions/kt9461.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3cf1df0b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/regressions/kt9461.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package
+
+public fun test(/*0*/ c: C<E, kotlin.Int>, /*1*/ e: E): kotlin.Unit
+public fun </*0*/ I, /*1*/ T> In<I>.foo(/*0*/ f: () -> C<I, T>): kotlin.Unit
+public fun </*0*/ I, /*1*/ T, /*2*/ Self : In<I>> Self.foo2(/*0*/ f: () -> C<I, T>): kotlin.Unit
+
+public interface B : In<B> {
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
+
+public interface C</*0*/ I, /*1*/ T> {
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
+
+public final class E : B {
+    public constructor E()
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
+
+public interface In</*0*/ in I> {
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index 79e753a5593..c809b13629b 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -7796,6 +7796,12 @@ public class JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractJetDiagnosticsTest {
                     doTest(fileName);
                 }
 
+                @TestMetadata("kt9461.kt")
+                public void testKt9461() throws Exception {
+                    String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/regressions/kt9461.kt");
+                    doTest(fileName);
+                }
+
                 @TestMetadata("kt948.kt")
                 public void testKt948() throws Exception {
                     String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/regressions/kt948.kt");