diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-normalize.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-normalize.cc
index 487fd96a7327bfe77f141cd56a6a2fb54e19a4fb..90b76404dfd1de612ade6d57b60f9d2db4e39d31 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-normalize.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-normalize.cc
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ _hb_ot_shape_normalize (const hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan,
 
   if (mode == HB_OT_SHAPE_NORMALIZATION_MODE_COMPOSED_DIACRITICS ||
       mode == HB_OT_SHAPE_NORMALIZATION_MODE_COMPOSED_DIACRITICS_NO_SHORT_CIRCUIT)
-    return;
   {
     /* As noted in the comment earlier, we don't try to combine
      * ccc=0 chars with their previous Starter. */