diff --git a/mypy/checker.py b/mypy/checker.py
index 11158109ab44..d631c8f0a11e 100644
--- a/mypy/checker.py
+++ b/mypy/checker.py
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ def check_return_stmt(self, s: ReturnStmt) -> None:
                 if isinstance(typ, AnyType):
                     # (Unless you asked to be warned in that case, and the
                     # function is not declared to return Any)
-                    if (self.options.warn_return_any and
+                    if (self.options.warn_return_any and not self.current_node_deferred and
                             not is_proper_subtype(AnyType(TypeOfAny.special_form), return_type)):
                         self.msg.incorrectly_returning_any(return_type, s)
                     return
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-warnings.test b/test-data/unit/check-warnings.test
index ef2f68386917..4acbfe69df80 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-warnings.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-warnings.test
@@ -197,3 +197,15 @@ class Test(object):
             return None
 [builtins fixtures/list.pyi]
 [out]
+
+[case testReturnAnyDeferred]
+# flags: --warn-return-any
+def foo(a1: A) -> int:
+    if a1._x:
+        return 1
+    n = 1
+    return n
+
+class A:
+    def __init__(self, x: int) -> None:
+        self._x = x