diff --git a/shell/hush.c b/shell/hush.c
index 8f4cc9780..6d31cdca5 100644
--- a/shell/hush.c
+++ b/shell/hush.c
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ static int run_list_real(struct pipe *pi)
 		if (rmode == RES_THEN || rmode == RES_ELSE) if_code = next_if_code;
 		if (rmode == RES_THEN &&  if_code) continue;
 		if (rmode == RES_ELSE && !if_code) continue;
-		if (rmode == RES_ELIF && !if_code) continue;
+		if (rmode == RES_ELIF && !if_code) break;
 		if (rmode == RES_FOR && pi->num_progs) {
 			if (!list) {
 				/* if no variable values after "in" we skip "for" */