diff --git a/src/dmd/backend/cod2.d b/src/dmd/backend/cod2.d
index 2edd9912b4d8..91512a9c245a 100644
--- a/src/dmd/backend/cod2.d
+++ b/src/dmd/backend/cod2.d
@@ -4554,8 +4554,7 @@ else
 
         cdb.genc2(0x81,(rex << 16) | modregrm(3,5,DI), type_size(e.ET));   // SUB DI,numbytes
         regm_t retregs = mDI;
-        if (*pretregs & mMSW && !(config.exe & EX_flat))
-            retregs |= mES;
+        if (*pretregs & mMSW) retregs |= mES;
         fixresult(cdb,e,retregs,pretregs);
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/compilable/test22175.d b/test/compilable/test22175.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f054980a5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compilable/test22175.d
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22175
+struct Struct
+{
+    short a, b, c, d;
+    bool e;
+}
+
+Struct foo()
+{
+    return Struct.init;
+}
+
+void main()
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    Struct var = i ? Struct.init : foo;
+
+    Struct test() { return var; }
+}