diff --git a/lib/http_chunks.c b/lib/http_chunks.c
index 4b416c136d..cc89068f3a 100644
--- a/lib/http_chunks.c
+++ b/lib/http_chunks.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ CHUNKcode Curl_httpchunk_read(struct connectdata *conn,
       else {
         return CHUNKE_BAD_CHUNK;
       }
-      break;
+
 
     default:
       return CHUNKE_STATE_ERROR;