diff --git a/src/initrd/nmi-cmdline-reader.c b/src/initrd/nmi-cmdline-reader.c
index 1c824dda6..41b063132 100644
--- a/src/initrd/nmi-cmdline-reader.c
+++ b/src/initrd/nmi-cmdline-reader.c
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ reader_add_nameservers (Reader *reader, GPtrArray *nameservers)
 				break;
 			default:
 				nm_assert_not_reached ();
+				continue;
 			}
 
 			nm_setting_ip_config_add_dns (s_ip, ns);