diff --git a/src/validate/js/propValidators/events.ts b/src/validate/js/propValidators/events.ts
index 1bbf75d1e6..0f81fd7f4d 100644
--- a/src/validate/js/propValidators/events.ts
+++ b/src/validate/js/propValidators/events.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export default function events(validator: Validator, prop: Node) {
 			`The 'events' property must be an object literal`,
 			prop.start
 		);
-		return;
 	}
 
 	checkForDupes(validator, prop.value.properties);
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/events-non-object-literal/errors.json b/test/validator/samples/events-non-object-literal/errors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0ff728675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/events-non-object-literal/errors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[{
+	"message": "The 'events' property must be an object literal",
+	"loc": {
+		"line": 3,
+		"column": 2
+	},
+	"pos": 29
+}]
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diff --git a/test/validator/samples/events-non-object-literal/input.html b/test/validator/samples/events-non-object-literal/input.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51f0940c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/events-non-object-literal/input.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script>
+	export default {
+		events: 'not an object literal'
+	};
+</script>
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