diff --git a/stdlib/public/runtime/ErrorObject.cpp b/stdlib/public/runtime/ErrorObject.cpp
index f3bbb06cc11..5c27027fdfd 100644
--- a/stdlib/public/runtime/ErrorObject.cpp
+++ b/stdlib/public/runtime/ErrorObject.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ swift::swift_getErrorValue(const SwiftError *errorObject,
 
 SwiftError *
 swift::swift_errorRetain(SwiftError *object) {
-  return static_cast<SwiftError*>(swift_retain(object));
+  swift_retain(object);
+  return static_cast<SwiftError*>(object);
 }
 
 void swift::swift_errorRelease(SwiftError *object) {
diff --git a/stdlib/public/runtime/SwiftObject.mm b/stdlib/public/runtime/SwiftObject.mm
index 24569d8482a..ba9d2811f73 100644
--- a/stdlib/public/runtime/SwiftObject.mm
+++ b/stdlib/public/runtime/SwiftObject.mm
@@ -637,7 +637,8 @@ void *swift::swift_bridgeObjectRetain(void *object) {
   }
   return objc_retain(static_cast<id>(objectRef));
 #else
-  return swift_retain(static_cast<HeapObject *>(objectRef));
+  swift_retain(static_cast<HeapObject *>(objectRef));
+  return static_cast<HeapObject *>(objectRef);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -676,7 +677,8 @@ void *swift::swift_bridgeObjectRetain_n(void *object, int n) {
     objc_ret = objc_retain(static_cast<id>(objectRef));
   return objc_ret;
 #else
-  return swift_retain_n(static_cast<HeapObject *>(objectRef), n);
+  swift_retain_n(static_cast<HeapObject *>(objectRef), n);
+  return static_cast<HeapObject *>(objectRef);
 #endif
 }