diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/match.v b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
index 976002db11e5b6..ba49aef36f3cc9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) match_expr(mut node ast.MatchExpr) ast.Type {
 							}
 						}
 					}
-					if stmt.typ != ast.error_type {
+					if stmt.typ != ast.error_type && !is_noreturn_callexpr(stmt.expr) {
 						ret_sym := c.table.sym(ret_type)
 						stmt_sym := c.table.sym(stmt.typ)
 						if ret_sym.kind !in [.sum_type, .interface]
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/panic_on_match_branch_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/panic_on_match_branch_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ac1df466f79ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/panic_on_match_branch_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module main
+
+pub struct Operand {
+pub:
+	typ OperandType = .reg_state
+}
+
+pub enum OperandType {
+	reg_self
+	reg_state
+}
+
+struct Value {
+}
+
+fn set_value(operand Operand, val2 &Value) {
+	val1 := match operand.typ {
+		.reg_state {
+			val2
+		}
+		.reg_self {
+			panic('ERR')
+		}
+	}
+	assert val1.str() == val2.str()
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	mut val := Value{}
+	set_value(Operand{}, &val)
+}