diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernode.c b/gsk/gskrendernode.c
index fb2ddd3962..ed1a1eb7f8 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernode.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernode.c
@@ -549,14 +549,14 @@ gsk_render_node_diff (GskRenderNode  *node1,
     return;
 
   if (_gsk_render_node_get_node_type (node1) == _gsk_render_node_get_node_type (node2))
-    return GSK_RENDER_NODE_GET_CLASS (node1)->diff (node1, node2, region);
+    GSK_RENDER_NODE_GET_CLASS (node1)->diff (node1, node2, region);
 
-  if (_gsk_render_node_get_node_type (node1) == GSK_CONTAINER_NODE)
-    return gsk_container_node_diff_with (node1, node2, region);
-  if (_gsk_render_node_get_node_type (node2) == GSK_CONTAINER_NODE)
-    return gsk_container_node_diff_with (node2, node1, region);
-
-  return gsk_render_node_diff_impossible (node1, node2, region);
+  else if (_gsk_render_node_get_node_type (node1) == GSK_CONTAINER_NODE)
+    gsk_container_node_diff_with (node1, node2, region);
+  else if (_gsk_render_node_get_node_type (node2) == GSK_CONTAINER_NODE)
+    gsk_container_node_diff_with (node2, node1, region);
+  else
+    gsk_render_node_diff_impossible (node1, node2, region);
 }
 
 /**