diff --git a/src/htsmsg.c b/src/htsmsg.c
index 1f9744f9..a5e069d4 100644
--- a/src/htsmsg.c
+++ b/src/htsmsg.c
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ htsmsg_field_get_string(htsmsg_field_t *f)
     f->hmf_str = strdup(f->hmf_bool ? "true" : "false");
     f->hmf_type = HMF_STR;
     f->hmf_flags |= HMF_ALLOCED;
+    break;
   case HMF_S64:
     snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%"PRId64, f->hmf_s64);
     f->hmf_str = strdup(buf);