diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/fixStack/FixStackAnalyzer.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/fixStack/FixStackAnalyzer.kt
index 6f8daf431eb..523685222ec 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/fixStack/FixStackAnalyzer.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/fixStack/FixStackAnalyzer.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.inline.InlineCodegenUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.optimization.common.MethodAnalyzer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.optimization.common.OptimizationBasicInterpreter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.pseudoInsns.PseudoInsn
+import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.tree.AbstractInsnNode
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.tree.JumpInsnNode
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.tree.MethodNode
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ public class FixStackAnalyzer(
                     executeBeforeInlineCallMarker(insn)
                 InlineCodegenUtil.isAfterInlineMarker(insn) ->
                     executeAfterInlineCallMarker(insn)
+                InlineCodegenUtil.isMarkedReturn(insn) -> {
+                    // KT-9644: might throw "Incompatible return type" on non-local return, in fact we don't care.
+                    if (insn.opcode == Opcodes.RETURN) return
+                }
             }
 
             super.execute(insn, interpreter)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/controlStructures/tryCatchInExpressions/kt9644try.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/controlStructures/tryCatchInExpressions/kt9644try.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63921992a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/controlStructures/tryCatchInExpressions/kt9644try.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+inline fun doCall(f: () -> Any) = f()
+
+fun test1() {
+    val localResult = doCall {
+        try { "1" } catch (e: Exception) { "2" }
+        return
+    }
+}
+
+fun test2(): String {
+    val localResult = doCall {
+        try { "1" } catch (e: Exception) { "2" }
+        return@test2 "OK"
+    }
+    return "Hmmm..."
+}
+
+fun box(): String {
+    test1()
+    return test2()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithStdlib/inline/kt9644let.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithStdlib/inline/kt9644let.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d12593090b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithStdlib/inline/kt9644let.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fun foo() {
+    with(1) {
+        return (1..2).forEach { it }
+    }
+}
+
+fun box(): String {
+    foo()
+    return "OK"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 7672e071332..057a1b85412 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -2460,6 +2460,12 @@ public class BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest {
                 doTest(fileName);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("kt9644try.kt")
+            public void testKt9644try() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/controlStructures/tryCatchInExpressions/kt9644try.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("multipleCatchBlocks.kt")
             public void testMultipleCatchBlocks() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/controlStructures/tryCatchInExpressions/multipleCatchBlocks.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxWithStdlibCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxWithStdlibCodegenTestGenerated.java
index dd56c2dd071..f2681771b99 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxWithStdlibCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxWithStdlibCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -1938,6 +1938,12 @@ public class BlackBoxWithStdlibCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCode
             String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithStdlib/inline/kt6895.kt");
             doTestWithStdlib(fileName);
         }
+
+        @TestMetadata("kt9644let.kt")
+        public void testKt9644let() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithStdlib/inline/kt9644let.kt");
+            doTestWithStdlib(fileName);
+        }
     }
 
     @TestMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithStdlib/intrinsics")