diff --git a/chgrp.c b/chgrp.c
index 55e22f528..ec1a0370c 100644
--- a/chgrp.c
+++ b/chgrp.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ int chgrp_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		switch (opt) {
 			case 'R':
 				recursiveFlag = TRUE;
+				break;
 			default:
 				show_usage();
 		}
diff --git a/chmod.c b/chmod.c
index b1d75129b..93b7f78cd 100644
--- a/chmod.c
+++ b/chmod.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ int chmod_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		switch (opt) {
 			case 'R':
 				recursiveFlag = TRUE;
+				break;
 			default:
 				show_usage();
 		}
diff --git a/chown.c b/chown.c
index e714b2d7a..9ff287251 100644
--- a/chown.c
+++ b/chown.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ int chown_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		switch (opt) {
 			case 'R':
 				recursiveFlag = TRUE;
+				break;
 			default:
 				show_usage();
 		}
diff --git a/coreutils/chgrp.c b/coreutils/chgrp.c
index 55e22f528..ec1a0370c 100644
--- a/coreutils/chgrp.c
+++ b/coreutils/chgrp.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ int chgrp_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		switch (opt) {
 			case 'R':
 				recursiveFlag = TRUE;
+				break;
 			default:
 				show_usage();
 		}
diff --git a/coreutils/chmod.c b/coreutils/chmod.c
index b1d75129b..93b7f78cd 100644
--- a/coreutils/chmod.c
+++ b/coreutils/chmod.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ int chmod_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		switch (opt) {
 			case 'R':
 				recursiveFlag = TRUE;
+				break;
 			default:
 				show_usage();
 		}
diff --git a/coreutils/chown.c b/coreutils/chown.c
index e714b2d7a..9ff287251 100644
--- a/coreutils/chown.c
+++ b/coreutils/chown.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ int chown_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		switch (opt) {
 			case 'R':
 				recursiveFlag = TRUE;
+				break;
 			default:
 				show_usage();
 		}