diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/controlflow/PyControlFlowBuilder.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/controlflow/PyControlFlowBuilder.java
index 55d0625046c0..7b17b1e586af 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/controlflow/PyControlFlowBuilder.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/controlflow/PyControlFlowBuilder.java
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ public class PyControlFlowBuilder extends PyRecursiveElementVisitor {
 
   @Override
   public void visitPyRaiseStatement(final PyRaiseStatement node) {
-    myBuilder.startNode(node);
+    final Instruction instruction = myBuilder.startNode(node);
+    myBuilder.addPendingEdge(null, instruction);
     myBuilder.flowAbrupted();
   }