diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index c00fde56..83be0b3d 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@
           this.ctor.body.push(new Literal("" + name + ".__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments)"));
         }
         if (this.externalCtor) {
-          this.ctor.body.push(new Literal("return " + this.externalCtor + ".apply(this, arguments)"));
+          this.ctor.body.push(new Literal("" + this.externalCtor + ".apply(this, arguments)"));
         }
         this.body.expressions.unshift(this.ctor);
       }
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 55755ff8..bd594e42 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ exports.Class = class Class extends Base
     if not @ctor
       @ctor = new Code
       @ctor.body.push new Literal "#{name}.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments)" if @parent
-      @ctor.body.push new Literal "return #{@externalCtor}.apply(this, arguments)" if @externalCtor
+      @ctor.body.push new Literal "#{@externalCtor}.apply(this, arguments)" if @externalCtor
       @body.expressions.unshift @ctor
     @ctor.ctor     = @ctor.name = name
     @ctor.klass    = null
diff --git a/test/classes.coffee b/test/classes.coffee
index a0ad1f8e..365e9b33 100644
--- a/test/classes.coffee
+++ b/test/classes.coffee
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ test "#1182: execution order needs to be considered as well", ->
 
 test "#1182: external constructors with bound functions", ->
   fn = ->
+    {one: 1}
   class B
   class A
     constructor: fn