diff --git a/br/pkg/restore/log_client/ssts.go b/br/pkg/restore/log_client/ssts.go
index 2274b0d1a9..e92d49ff2a 100644
--- a/br/pkg/restore/log_client/ssts.go
+++ b/br/pkg/restore/log_client/ssts.go
@@ -123,9 +123,11 @@ func (s *CopiedSST) GetSSTs() []*backuppb.File {
 func (s *CopiedSST) SetSSTs(fs []*backuppb.File) {
 	if len(fs) == 0 {
 		s.File = nil
+		return
 	}
 	if len(fs) == 1 {
 		s.File = fs[0]
+		return
 	}
 	log.Panic("Too many files passed to AddedSSTs.SetSSTs.", zap.Any("input", fs))
 }