diff --git a/mesonbuild/ast/introspection.py b/mesonbuild/ast/introspection.py
index 046c0a2b69fd..16e7ac7a5324 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/ast/introspection.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/ast/introspection.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def do_subproject(self, dirname: SubProject) -> None:
             subi.project_data['name'] = dirname
             self.project_data['subprojects'] += [subi.project_data]
         except (mesonlib.MesonException, RuntimeError):
-            return
+            pass
 
     def func_add_languages(self, node: BaseNode, args: T.List[TYPE_var], kwargs: T.Dict[str, TYPE_var]) -> None:
         kwargs = self.flatten_kwargs(kwargs)
diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
index b255813b60b9..6d7cf3cf5a59 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, env: 'Environment', kwargs: T.Dict[str, T.Any]):
             if self.static:
                 if not self._add_sub_dependency(iconv_factory(env, self.for_machine, {'static': True})):
                     self.is_found = False
-                    return
 
 
 class OpensslSystemDependency(SystemDependency):