diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaInit.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaInit.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaInit.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaInit.cpp
@@ -4811,10 +4811,6 @@
             /*IsLValueRef*/ isLValueRef, Sequence);
         if (ConvOvlResult == OR_Success)
           return;
-        if (ConvOvlResult != OR_No_Viable_Function)
-          Sequence.SetOverloadFailure(
-              InitializationSequence::FK_ReferenceInitOverloadFailed,
-              ConvOvlResult);
       } else {
         ConvOvlResult = OR_No_Viable_Function;
       }