diff --git a/base/array.jl b/base/array.jl
index e992822995749..15cdb639c6dab 100644
--- a/base/array.jl
+++ b/base/array.jl
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ end
 
 append!(a::AbstractVector, iter) = _append!(a, IteratorSize(iter), iter)
 push!(a::AbstractVector, iter...) = append!(a, iter)
-append!(a::AbstractVector, iter...) = (for v in iter; append!(a, v); end; return a)
+append!(a::AbstractVector, iter...) = (foreach(v -> append!(a, v), iter); a)
 
 function _append!(a::AbstractVector, ::Union{HasLength,HasShape}, iter)
     n = Int(length(iter))::Int