diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/time/ZoneOffset.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/time/ZoneOffset.java
index b35979133103a..520a0e0b9a194 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/time/ZoneOffset.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/time/ZoneOffset.java
@@ -429,7 +429,9 @@ public static ZoneOffset ofTotalSeconds(int totalSeconds) {
             if (result == null) {
                 result = new ZoneOffset(totalSeconds);
                 var existing = SECONDS_CACHE.putIfAbsent(totalSecs, result);
-                return (existing != null) ? existing : result;
+                if (existing != null) {
+                    result = existing;
+                }
                 ID_CACHE.putIfAbsent(result.getId(), result);
             }
             return result;