diff --git a/src/or/routerparse.c b/src/or/routerparse.c
index 106110e200..d2579100a5 100644
--- a/src/or/routerparse.c
+++ b/src/or/routerparse.c
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ dump_desc_init(void)
                  " exists: %s",
                  dump_desc_dir, strerror(errno));
       problem_with_dump_desc_dir = 1;
+      break;
     case FN_FILE:
     case FN_EMPTY:
     default: