diff --git a/src/base.rs b/src/base.rs
index 881c0c0b56b..0afd6d0e670 100644
--- a/src/base.rs
+++ b/src/base.rs
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ fn is_fat_ptr<'tcx>(fx: &FunctionCx<'_, '_, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
                                 args,
                                 ty::ClosureKind::FnOnce,
                             )
-                            .expect("failed to normalize and resolve closure during codegen")
                             .polymorphize(fx.tcx);
                             let func_ref = fx.get_function_ref(instance);
                             let func_addr = fx.bcx.ins().func_addr(fx.pointer_type, func_ref);