diff --git a/lib/utilunix.c b/lib/utilunix.c
index 24e466bdf..be85567d9 100644
--- a/lib/utilunix.c
+++ b/lib/utilunix.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ my_systemv (const char *command, char *const argv[])
             execvp (command, argv);
             my_exit (127);      /* Exec error */
         }
-        break;
+        /* no break here, or unreachable-code warning by no returning my_exit() */
     default:
         status = 0;
         break;