diff --git a/src/nix/hash.cc b/src/nix/hash.cc
index 0eca4f8ea..494f00a20 100644
--- a/src/nix/hash.cc
+++ b/src/nix/hash.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct CmdHash : Command
         switch (mode) {
         case FileIngestionMethod::Flat:
             d = "print cryptographic hash of a regular file";
+            break;
         case FileIngestionMethod::Recursive:
             d = "print cryptographic hash of the NAR serialisation of a path";
         };