diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
index f763d453e..537c8c2a2 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
         super.visit(label)
     }
 
-    private fun hasReturnOrJump(scope: IStatementContainer): Boolean {
+    private fun hasReturnOrJumpOrRts(scope: IStatementContainer): Boolean {
         class Searcher: IAstVisitor
         {
             var count=0
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
                 if(!jump.isGosub)
                     count++
             }
+
+            override fun visit(inlineAssembly: InlineAssembly) {
+                val assembly = inlineAssembly.assembly
+                if(" rti" in assembly || "\trti" in assembly || " rts" in assembly || "\trts" in assembly ||
+                    " jmp" in assembly || "\tjmp" in assembly || " bra" in assembly || "\tbra" in assembly )
+                    count++
+            }
         }
 
         val s=Searcher()
@@ -262,13 +269,11 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
 
         // subroutine must contain at least one 'return' or 'goto'
         // (or if it has an asm block, that must contain a 'rts' or 'jmp' or 'bra')
-        if(!hasReturnOrJump(subroutine)) {
-            if (subroutine.amountOfRtsInAsm() == 0) {
-                if (subroutine.returntypes.isNotEmpty()) {
-                    // for asm subroutines with an address, no statement check is possible.
-                    if (subroutine.asmAddress == null && !subroutine.inline)
-                        err("non-inline subroutine has result value(s) and thus must have at least one 'return' or 'goto' in it (or rts/jmp/bra in case of %asm)")
-                }
+        if(!hasReturnOrJumpOrRts(subroutine)) {
+            if (subroutine.returntypes.isNotEmpty()) {
+                // for asm subroutines with an address, no statement check is possible.
+                if (subroutine.asmAddress == null && !subroutine.inline)
+                    err("non-inline subroutine has result value(s) and thus must have at least one 'return' or 'goto' in it (or rts/jmp/bra in case of %asm)")
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/statements/AstStatements.kt b/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/statements/AstStatements.kt
index 7ff2b88e9..c01c04d6d 100644
--- a/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/statements/AstStatements.kt
+++ b/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/statements/AstStatements.kt
@@ -706,12 +706,11 @@ class Subroutine(override val name: String,
         return KeepAresult(false, saveAonReturn)
     }
 
-    // TODO fix this to also look in asm nodes in subscopes
     fun amountOfRtsInAsm(): Int = statements
             .asSequence()
             .filter { it is InlineAssembly }
             .map { (it as InlineAssembly).assembly }
-            .count { " rti" in it || "\trti" in it || " rts" in it || "\trts" in it || " jmp" in it || "\tjmp" in it || " bra" in it || "\tbra" in it}
+            .count { " rti" in it || "\trti" in it || " rts" in it || "\trts" in it || " jmp" in it || "\tjmp" in it || " bra" in it || "\tbra" in it }
 
 
     // code to provide the ability to reference asmsub parameters via qualified name:
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 86c25d631..d58f014c3 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ TODO
 
 For next compiler release (7.5)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-- fix: amountOfRtsInAsm() look in subscopes too
 - fix: when statements generate unneeded branches to choice_end?
 
 
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index 0b2820679..1796054c5 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -6,4 +6,12 @@ main {
     sub start() {
         ubyte @shared bb = @(cx16.r0)
     }
+
+    sub count() -> ubyte {
+        repeat {
+            %asm {{
+                rts
+            }}
+        }
+    }
 }