diff --git a/ext/EnzymeStaticArraysExt.jl b/ext/EnzymeStaticArraysExt.jl
index 7e1d131116c..e60ca4afc08 100644
--- a/ext/EnzymeStaticArraysExt.jl
+++ b/ext/EnzymeStaticArraysExt.jl
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ end
     end
 end
 
+@inline function Enzyme.EnzymeCore.make_zero(
+    prev::FT
+) where {S,T<:Union{AbstractFloat,Complex{<:AbstractFloat}},FT<:SArray{S,T}}
+    return Base.zero(prev)::FT
+end
+@inline function Enzyme.EnzymeCore.make_zero(
+    prev::FT
+) where {S,T<:Union{AbstractFloat,Complex{<:AbstractFloat}},FT<:MArray{S,T}}
+    return Base.zero(prev)::FT
+end
+
 @inline function Enzyme.EnzymeCore.make_zero(
     ::Type{FT}, seen::IdDict, prev::FT, ::Val{copy_if_inactive}
 ) where {S,T<:Union{AbstractFloat,Complex{<:AbstractFloat}},FT<:SArray{S,T},copy_if_inactive}
@@ -47,6 +58,7 @@ end
     seen[prev] = new
     return new
 end
+
 @inline function Enzyme.EnzymeCore.make_zero!(
     prev::FT, seen
 ) where {S,T<:Union{AbstractFloat,Complex{<:AbstractFloat}},FT<:MArray{S,T}}
@@ -62,7 +74,8 @@ end
 @inline function Enzyme.EnzymeCore.make_zero!(
     prev::FT
 ) where {S,T<:Union{AbstractFloat,Complex{<:AbstractFloat}},FT<:MArray{S,T}}
-    return Enzyme.EnzymeCore.make_zero!(prev, nothing)
+    Enzyme.EnzymeCore.make_zero!(prev, nothing)
+    return nothing
 end
 
 end