diff --git a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_roofit/_rooargset.py b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_roofit/_rooargset.py
index 39d8c2162dc32..9e8f4b9af6a29 100644
--- a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_roofit/_rooargset.py
+++ b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_roofit/_rooargset.py
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 FutureWarning,
                 stacklevel=2,
             )
-            return self._init(*args[0], **kwargs)
-        return self._init(*args, **kwargs)
+            self._init(*args[0], **kwargs)
+            return
+        self._init(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         import ROOT