diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/ir.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/ir.c
index e79b948f..1515ec19 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/ir.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/ir.c
@@ -6242,6 +6242,10 @@ static void vsir_validate_rep(struct validation_context *ctx, const struct vkd3d
     vsir_validator_push_block(ctx, VKD3DSIH_REP);
 }
 
+static void vsir_validate_ret(struct validation_context *ctx, const struct vkd3d_shader_instruction *instruction)
+{
+}
+
 static void vsir_validate_switch(struct validation_context *ctx, const struct vkd3d_shader_instruction *instruction)
 {
     vsir_validate_cf_type(ctx, instruction, VSIR_CF_STRUCTURED);
@@ -6267,6 +6271,7 @@ static const struct vsir_validator_instruction_desc vsir_validator_instructions[
     [VKD3DSIH_IFC] =       {0,   2, vsir_validate_ifc},
     [VKD3DSIH_LOOP] =      {0, ~0u, vsir_validate_loop},
     [VKD3DSIH_REP] =       {0,   1, vsir_validate_rep},
+    [VKD3DSIH_RET] =       {0,   0, vsir_validate_ret},
     [VKD3DSIH_SWITCH] =    {0,   1, vsir_validate_switch},
 };
 
@@ -6430,11 +6435,6 @@ static void vsir_validate_instruction(struct validation_context *ctx)
 
     switch (instruction->opcode)
     {
-        case VKD3DSIH_RET:
-            vsir_validate_dst_count(ctx, instruction, 0);
-            vsir_validate_src_count(ctx, instruction, 0);
-            break;
-
         case VKD3DSIH_LABEL:
             vsir_validate_cf_type(ctx, instruction, VSIR_CF_BLOCKS);
             vsir_validate_dst_count(ctx, instruction, 0);