diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 4f6c62a61..9a47d85b8 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1561,9 +1561,7 @@ static ParameterError getparameter(char *flag, /* f or -long-flag */
       case 'i': /* --retry-max-time */
         if(str2num(&config->retry_maxtime, nextarg))
           return PARAM_BAD_NUMERIC;
-        break;
-      default:
-        break;
+        /* break */
       }
       break;
     case '#': /* added 19990617 larsa */