diff --git a/src/shims/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/foreign_items.rs
index cd4fedad0fb..8d82c912f38 100644
--- a/src/shims/foreign_items.rs
+++ b/src/shims/foreign_items.rs
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item(
             Some(p) => p,
         };
 
-        // Second: functions that return.
-        match this.emulate_foreign_item_by_name(link_name, abi, args, dest, ret)? {
+        // Second: functions that return immediately.
+        match this.emulate_foreign_item_by_name(link_name, abi, args, dest)? {
             EmulateByNameResult::NeedsJumping => {
                 trace!("{:?}", this.dump_place(**dest));
                 this.go_to_block(ret);
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item_by_name(
         abi: Abi,
         args: &[OpTy<'tcx, Tag>],
         dest: &PlaceTy<'tcx, Tag>,
-        ret: mir::BasicBlock,
     ) -> InterpResult<'tcx, EmulateByNameResult<'mir, 'tcx>> {
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();
 
@@ -702,8 +701,8 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item_by_name(
 
             // Platform-specific shims
             _ => match this.tcx.sess.target.os.as_ref() {
-                target if target_os_is_unix(target) => return shims::unix::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
-                "windows" => return shims::windows::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
+                target if target_os_is_unix(target) => return shims::unix::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest),
+                "windows" => return shims::windows::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest),
                 target => throw_unsup_format!("the target `{}` is not supported", target),
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/shims/unix/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/unix/foreign_items.rs
index 57dfd6f1810..cf34b4baec7 100644
--- a/src/shims/unix/foreign_items.rs
+++ b/src/shims/unix/foreign_items.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use log::trace;
 
-use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_middle::ty::layout::LayoutOf;
 use rustc_span::Symbol;
 use rustc_target::abi::{Align, Size};
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item_by_name(
         abi: Abi,
         args: &[OpTy<'tcx, Tag>],
         dest: &PlaceTy<'tcx, Tag>,
-        ret: mir::BasicBlock,
     ) -> InterpResult<'tcx, EmulateByNameResult<'mir, 'tcx>> {
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();
 
@@ -533,9 +531,9 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item_by_name(
             // Platform-specific shims
             _ => {
                 match this.tcx.sess.target.os.as_ref() {
-                    "linux" => return shims::unix::linux::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
-                    "macos" => return shims::unix::macos::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
-                    "freebsd" => return shims::unix::freebsd::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
+                    "linux" => return shims::unix::linux::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest),
+                    "macos" => return shims::unix::macos::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest),
+                    "freebsd" => return shims::unix::freebsd::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest),
                     _ => unreachable!(),
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/shims/unix/freebsd/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/unix/freebsd/foreign_items.rs
index 66e339cc4a8..2350e5a12c1 100644
--- a/src/shims/unix/freebsd/foreign_items.rs
+++ b/src/shims/unix/freebsd/foreign_items.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_span::Symbol;
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item_by_name(
         abi: Abi,
         args: &[OpTy<'tcx, Tag>],
         dest: &PlaceTy<'tcx, Tag>,
-        _ret: mir::BasicBlock,
     ) -> InterpResult<'tcx, EmulateByNameResult<'mir, 'tcx>> {
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();
         match link_name.as_str() {
diff --git a/src/shims/unix/linux/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/unix/linux/foreign_items.rs
index bbdb1b8a31c..efd4e2a8c03 100644
--- a/src/shims/unix/linux/foreign_items.rs
+++ b/src/shims/unix/linux/foreign_items.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_span::Symbol;
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item_by_name(
         abi: Abi,
         args: &[OpTy<'tcx, Tag>],
         dest: &PlaceTy<'tcx, Tag>,
-        _ret: mir::BasicBlock,
     ) -> InterpResult<'tcx, EmulateByNameResult<'mir, 'tcx>> {
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();
 
diff --git a/src/shims/unix/macos/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/unix/macos/foreign_items.rs
index 089a082fa36..58dd40cda30 100644
--- a/src/shims/unix/macos/foreign_items.rs
+++ b/src/shims/unix/macos/foreign_items.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_span::Symbol;
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item_by_name(
         abi: Abi,
         args: &[OpTy<'tcx, Tag>],
         dest: &PlaceTy<'tcx, Tag>,
-        _ret: mir::BasicBlock,
     ) -> InterpResult<'tcx, EmulateByNameResult<'mir, 'tcx>> {
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();
 
diff --git a/src/shims/windows/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/windows/foreign_items.rs
index 28e60a68048..65634342417 100644
--- a/src/shims/windows/foreign_items.rs
+++ b/src/shims/windows/foreign_items.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::iter;
 
-use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_span::Symbol;
 use rustc_target::abi::Size;
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item_by_name(
         abi: Abi,
         args: &[OpTy<'tcx, Tag>],
         dest: &PlaceTy<'tcx, Tag>,
-        _ret: mir::BasicBlock,
     ) -> InterpResult<'tcx, EmulateByNameResult<'mir, 'tcx>> {
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();