diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
index df3df0016a..c1a6e74848 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ class DirectivePropertyGroupMemento {
     var id = elementInjectorIndex * 100 + directiveIndex;
 
     if (! MapWrapper.contains(_groups, id)) {
-      return MapWrapper.set(_groups, id, new DirectivePropertyGroupMemento(elementInjectorIndex, directiveIndex));
+      MapWrapper.set(_groups, id, new DirectivePropertyGroupMemento(elementInjectorIndex, directiveIndex));
     }
     return MapWrapper.get(_groups, id);
   }