diff --git a/usr.bin/tail/forward.c b/usr.bin/tail/forward.c
index 0fa27768ce7a..0f35fbd47edb 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tail/forward.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tail/forward.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ forward(fp, style, off, sbp)
 				return;
 		break;
 	default:
+		break;
 	}
 
 	if (fflag) {
diff --git a/usr.bin/tail/reverse.c b/usr.bin/tail/reverse.c
index f690974847b4..d4ce69d2e542 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tail/reverse.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tail/reverse.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ reverse(fp, style, off, sbp)
 			r_buf(fp);
 			break;
 		default:
+			break;
 		}
 }