--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/codegen/CodeGenerator.java	Wed Oct 01 10:26:53 2014 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/codegen/CodeGenerator.java	Wed Oct 01 12:22:12 2014 +0200
@@ -2800,6 +2800,7 @@
         final boolean hasReturn = method.hasReturn();
         final SplitMethodEmitter splitMethod = ((SplitMethodEmitter)method);
         final List<Label> targets = splitMethod.getExternalTargets();
+        final boolean hasControlFlow = hasReturn || !targets.isEmpty();
         final List<BreakableNode> targetNodes  = splitMethod.getExternalTargetNodes();
         final Type returnType = lc.getCurrentFunction().getReturnType();
 
@@ -2807,6 +2808,9 @@
             // Wrap up this method.
 
             if(method.isReachable()) {
+                if (hasControlFlow) {
+                    method.setSplitState(-1);
+                }
                 method.loadCompilerConstant(RETURN, returnType);
                 method._return(returnType);
             }
@@ -2824,17 +2828,16 @@
             throw e;
         }
 
+        //no external jump targets or return in switch node
+        if (!hasControlFlow) {
+            return splitNode;
+        }
+
         // Handle return from split method if there was one.
         final MethodEmitter caller = method;
         final int     targetCount = targets.size();
 
-        //no external jump targets or return in switch node
-        if (!hasReturn && targets.isEmpty()) {
-            return splitNode;
-        }
-
-        caller.loadCompilerConstant(SCOPE);
-        caller.checkcast(Scope.class);
+        caller.loadScope();
         caller.invoke(Scope.GET_SPLIT_STATE);
 
         final Label breakLabel = new Label("no_split_state");
@@ -2866,19 +2869,16 @@
                     caller.loadCompilerConstant(RETURN, returnType);
                     caller._return(returnType);
                 } else {
-                    // Clear split state.
-                    caller.loadCompilerConstant(SCOPE);
-                    caller.checkcast(Scope.class);
-                    caller.load(-1);
-                    caller.invoke(Scope.SET_SPLIT_STATE);
                     final BreakableNode targetNode = targetNodes.get(i - 1);
                     final Label label = targets.get(i - 1);
-                    final JoinPredecessor jumpOrigin = splitNode.getJumpOrigin(label);
-                    if(jumpOrigin != null) {
-                        method.beforeJoinPoint(jumpOrigin);
+                    if (!lc.isExternalTarget(splitNode, targetNode)) {
+                        final JoinPredecessor jumpOrigin = splitNode.getJumpOrigin(label);
+                        if(jumpOrigin != null) {
+                            method.beforeJoinPoint(jumpOrigin);
+                        }
+                        popScopesUntil(targetNode);
                     }
-                    popScopesUntil(targetNode);
-                    caller.splitAwareGoto(lc, targets.get(i - 1), targetNode);
+                    caller.splitAwareGoto(lc, label, targetNode);
                 }
             }
             caller.label(breakLabel);

--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/codegen/MethodEmitter.java	Wed Oct 01 10:26:53 2014 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/codegen/MethodEmitter.java	Wed Oct 01 12:22:12 2014 +0200
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.Debug;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.JSType;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.RewriteException;
+import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.Scope;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptObject;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptRuntime;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.UnwarrantedOptimismException;
@@ -1046,6 +1047,14 @@
         return load(getCompilerConstantSymbol(cc), type != null ? type : getCompilerConstantType(cc));
     }
 
+    MethodEmitter loadScope() {
+        return loadCompilerConstant(SCOPE).checkcast(Scope.class);
+    }
+
+    MethodEmitter setSplitState(final int state) {
+        return loadScope().load(state).invoke(Scope.SET_SPLIT_STATE);
+    }
+
     void storeCompilerConstant(final CompilerConstants cc) {
         storeCompilerConstant(cc, null);
     }

--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/codegen/SplitMethodEmitter.java	Wed Oct 01 10:26:53 2014 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/codegen/SplitMethodEmitter.java	Wed Oct 01 12:22:12 2014 +0200
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 package jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen;
 
-import static jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CompilerConstants.SCOPE;
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.BreakableNode;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.LexicalContext;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.SplitNode;
-import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.Scope;
 
 /**
  * Emitter used for splitting methods. Needs to keep track of if there are jump targets
@@ -65,15 +62,13 @@
         assert splitNode != null;
         final int index = findExternalTarget(lc, label, targetNode);
         if (index >= 0) {
-            loadCompilerConstant(SCOPE);
-            checkcast(Scope.class);
-            load(index + 1);
-            invoke(Scope.SET_SPLIT_STATE);
-            loadUndefined(Type.OBJECT);
-            _return(functionNode.getReturnType());
-            return;
+            setSplitState(index + 1); // 0 is ordinary return
+            final Type retType = functionNode.getReturnType();
+            loadUndefined(retType);
+            _return(retType);
+        } else {
+            super.splitAwareGoto(lc, label, targetNode);
         }
-        super.splitAwareGoto(lc, label, targetNode);
     }
 
     private int findExternalTarget(final LexicalContext lc, final Label label, final BreakableNode targetNode) {
@@ -94,11 +89,7 @@
     @Override
     MethodEmitter registerReturn() {
         setHasReturn();
-        loadCompilerConstant(SCOPE);
-        checkcast(Scope.class);
-        load(0);
-        invoke(Scope.SET_SPLIT_STATE);
-        return this;
+        return setSplitState(0);
     }
 
     final List<Label> getExternalTargets() {