diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
index b31f73c796..796cba9c58 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import {
   makeType,
   promoteTemporary,
 } from './HIR';
-import HIRBuilder, {Bindings} from './HIRBuilder';
+import HIRBuilder, {Bindings, createTemporaryPlace} from './HIRBuilder';
 import {BuiltInArrayId} from './ObjectShape';
 
 /*
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ export function lower(
     fnType: parent == null ? env.fnType : 'Other',
     returnTypeAnnotation: null, // TODO: extract the actual return type node if present
     returnType: makeType(),
+    returns: createTemporaryPlace(env, func.node.loc ?? GeneratedSource),
     body: builder.build(),
     context,
     generator: func.node.generator === true,
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/HIR.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/HIR.ts
index b42c17782c..4f8f84d7b4 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/HIR.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/HIR.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ export type HIRFunction = {
   params: Array<Place | SpreadPattern>;
   returnTypeAnnotation: t.FlowType | t.TSType | null;
   returnType: Type;
+  returns: Place;
   context: Array<Place>;
   effects: Array<FunctionEffect> | null;
   body: HIR;
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Optimization/LowerContextAccess.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Optimization/LowerContextAccess.ts
index 55205a366d..0a4fdf077c 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Optimization/LowerContextAccess.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Optimization/LowerContextAccess.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ function emitSelectorFn(env: Environment, keys: Array<string>): Instruction {
     params: [obj],
     returnTypeAnnotation: null,
     returnType: makeType(),
+    returns: createTemporaryPlace(env, GeneratedSource),
     context: [],
     effects: null,
     body: {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Optimization/OutlineJsx.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Optimization/OutlineJsx.ts
index 46383e666c..45c8c6c4bc 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Optimization/OutlineJsx.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Optimization/OutlineJsx.ts
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ function emitOutlinedFn(
     params: [propsObj],
     returnTypeAnnotation: null,
     returnType: makeType(),
+    returns: createTemporaryPlace(env, GeneratedSource),
     context: [],
     effects: null,
     body: {