diff --git a/tests/sys/fs/tarfs/mktar.c b/tests/sys/fs/tarfs/mktar.c
index 391ac917017..b4ec271c73a 100644
--- a/tests/sys/fs/tarfs/mktar.c
+++ b/tests/sys/fs/tarfs/mktar.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'g':
 			opt_g = true;
+			break;
 		case 'v':
 			opt_v = true;
 			break;