diff --git a/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c b/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c
index fceb3058..a04a00ec 100644
--- a/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c
+++ b/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'c':  /* --chuid <username>|<uid> */
 			/* DEPRECATED */
 			ewarn("WARNING: -c/--chuid is deprecated and will be removed in the future, please use -u/--user instead");
+			/* falls through */
 		case 'u':  /* --user <username>|<uid> */
 		{
 			p = optarg;