diff --git a/usr.sbin/services_mkdb/uniq.c b/usr.sbin/services_mkdb/uniq.c
index 74984468cbb5..330a09fc10e1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/services_mkdb/uniq.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/services_mkdb/uniq.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ uniq(const char *fname)
 			break;
 		case -1:
 			err(1, "put");
+			/* NOTREACHED */
 		default:
 			abort();
 			break;