diff --git a/util/makedefs.c b/util/makedefs.c
index 7c046491f..98a209c5c 100644
--- a/util/makedefs.c
+++ b/util/makedefs.c
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ do_makedefs(char *options)
                 " for '%c' (%s) support.\n",
                 *options, oldfunctionality(*options));
             (void) fflush(stderr);
-            /*NOTREACHED*/
             break;
 #endif /* OLD_MAKEDEFS_OPTIONS */
         default: