diff --git a/util/mkinit.c b/util/mkinit.c
index b3e0715f9..df15117a8 100644
--- a/util/mkinit.c
+++ b/util/mkinit.c
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
         case 'm':
             /* Used by mkinit_erl. */
             usage();
+            break;
 
         default:
             usage();
diff --git a/util/mkinit_erl.c b/util/mkinit_erl.c
index 7b92d1ee3..71f79213f 100644
--- a/util/mkinit_erl.c
+++ b/util/mkinit_erl.c
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
         case 's':
             /* Used by mkinit. */
             usage();
+            break;
 
         default:
             usage();