diff --git a/src/nfagraph/ng_squash.cpp b/src/nfagraph/ng_squash.cpp
index 0b51792b..b06a7af0 100644
--- a/src/nfagraph/ng_squash.cpp
+++ b/src/nfagraph/ng_squash.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ void getHighlanderReporters(const NGHolder &g, const NFAVertex accept,
 
         verts.insert(v);
     next_vertex:
-        continue;
+        ;
     }
 }